In order to lead a financially adequate life, it is important to save and invest your money. While your income plays a crucial part in securing your future, what you do with this income truly decides your financial fate. There are many ways to grow your money with investments. Traditional retirement plans like the 401(k) ...

According to some reports, the global average life expectancy has nearly doubled to more than 70, since the early part of this century. As life expectancies continue to rise, retirees may need to reconsider their financial strategies and account for supplemental regular income streams to support them during the non-working years of their lives. Deferred ...

Although there is no single book rule to ensure a financially stable future, the one thing that can contribute to being economically sound is having a good financial plan. A comprehensive plan can allow you to prepare for unexpected contingencies, be more in control of your money, and avoid circumstances where you run out of funds. However, devising a ...

Individual bonds and bond funds are two fundamentally different instruments that work well in different market situations. Bonds are secure investments that generally come with a fixed return and in most cases, with a predetermined maturity amount. Bond funds or bond mutual funds, on the other hand, are mutual funds that invest exclusively in such ...

With advancements in modern medicine, people today live longer than their ancestors. America is expected to have 589,000 centenarians by 2060, as opposed to 82,000 in 2016. While humans have been chasing the idea of a long life for many decades, the one problem that people are still tackling is generating enough income.  For a ...

The financial rulebook says that you should never depend on a single income, and that creating a second source by strategic investments is the answer to a secure life. But if investing was that easy, everyone would be a stock trader.  Market volatility, risk tolerance, allocation of units, and finding the right time period to ...