While all index funds attempt to track the performance of a market index, there are hundreds of indexes and at least two alternate approaches to traditional indexing.
Tax season may be over, but a completed tax return offers information that can help with financial strategy for the rest of the year.
Homeownership can still be an attainable goal, but it may take more planning, flexibility, and creativity than it did in the past.
With traditional pensions in decline, it’s up to the individual employee to build retirement savings in a work-based account.
Determine whether you should consider refinancing your mortgage.
Estimate of the maximum amount of financing you can expect to get when you begin house hunting.
Estimate the future value of your current savings.
Estimate how much would remain after paying income taxes and penalties if you took an early distribution from a retirement plan.