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Here are a few financial takeaways we can draw from the recent bank failures.

Two Key Lessons From the Banking Crisis The banking crisis is a result of poor risk management. Learn from mistakes that caused it and apply the lessons to your retirement planning.

In what circumstances can the IRS reach out to you? Learn more about why and how they may contact a taxpayer.

Important details to understand when the IRS might contact a taxpayer | Internal Revenue Service IR-2023-56, March 23, 2023 — The Internal Revenue Service reaches out in multiple ways to educate taxpayers while ensuring it fairly enforces the nation’s tax laws. There are important factors to keep in mind about when the IRS may initiate direct contact with a taxpayer.

If tax season caught you off guard, have no fear -- here's what you need to know and the best next steps you can take to avoid further consequences.

What To Do If You Miss the Tax Deadline There are a few options available that can help reduce or eliminate penalties.

Twice a month, newsletter subscribers receive helpful information for their financial journey. The next edition will cover what you can do if you can't file taxes on time this year.

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If you're trying to improve your credit score or manage your spending habits, it helps to know your credit utilization rate. This guide covers what credit utilization means and how to calculate it.

Everything You Need to Know About Credit Utilization Learn how to lower your credit utilization rate, how your rate affects your credit, and how you can influence it month to month.

I bonds can have several tax advantages compared to other investments. But they aren't entirely exempt from taxation either -- these rules and conditions generally apply to EE bonds as well.

Are I Bonds Taxable? 10 Common Situations Series I bonds are a popular investment that can also help you save on taxes, but the federal income tax consequences can be complex.

Couples can benefit from defining and discussing their retirement needs together. Following these tips helps ensure that conversations with your partner about retirement are productive.

How to Talk to Your Partner about Retirement Tips for having a dispassionate discussion about the radical lifestyle changes that accompany your decision to stop working

If you claim social security benefits and keep your job, it could impact how much you can collect in some cases. The latest newsletter covers important details for your retirement planning.

Working While Collecting Social Security Your benefits might be reduced if you fit the following criteria.

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Having several sources of income can add extra confusion and stress during tax season. This guide can help you navigate your taxes to get the best return possible.

How to Maximize Tax Savings When You Have Multiple Income Sources Understanding how each income stream is taxed can help unlock additional savings.

Bond yield rates are climbing as of February, and economic indicators are hinting that cooling inflation earlier this year may have been a temporary trend.

Bond yields keep on rising Worldwide financial markets are adjusting to the reality that rates are going to go higher.

Should you write your own will? Should you add a trust in addition to your will in your estate plan? Get answers to these questions and tips to prevent common mistakes.

When Estate Planning, Don’t Let Mistakes Thwart Your Wishes Should you work with an attorney to write your will, or can you do it yourself? That depends on a number of things, including where you live.

A trust can help ensure your assets are distributed according to your wishes, but there are many types with different purposes. The latest newsletter can help get you acquainted with your options.

Your Guide to Different Types of Trusts What kind of trust do you need? Get in touch if you have questions.

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If you've been considering a rollover from your 401(k) plan to an IRA, it might help to consider these facts first.

Rollovers from a 401(k) plan to an IRA: Weigh these 7 factors first A rollover may sound like a simple task. But there are many pros and cons to consider, and mistakes can be costly.

Many experts are in agreement that an economic slump may be around the corner, but there are a few different ideas on what it might look like.

A recession might be coming. Here's what it could look like From a mild recession to a so-called hard landing, we sift through the wild array of recession predictions.

There are several tax breaks you can enjoy after celebrating your 50th birthday that you should know.

Tax Breaks After 50 You Can't Afford to Miss IRS tax code offers perks to taxpayers of a certain age

It can be difficult to factor in how retirement expenses can change over time. Learn ways you can prepare for these three unexpected costs.

3 Changing Expenses in Retirement No. 2 can be especially difficult to foresee in advance.

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How often are you "too busy" to socialize? Time poverty is a rising phenomenon -- but it might be more about how we're spending our free time rather than having less of it.

Why No One Should Be Too Busy to Socialize Research on time poverty, and how to overcome it.

Economic uncertainty can be stressful for anyone. These four moves can help provide more security.

4 key money moves in an uncertain economy, according to financial advisors The new year could bring more economic uncertainty and volatility, but there are still plenty ways to shield yourself from potential headwinds, advisors say.

Personal bias can be really hard to identify, especially when it's a bias toward optimism. But being too confident about financial decisions can be a major risk to your portfolio's growth.

Bullshift: How optimism bias threatens your investments and finances Two excerpts from a new book by certified financial planner John De Goey

FTX and Enron have more in common beyond being scandalous: They can both teach us all valuable lessons to make better investment decisions (even beyond the stock or crypto market).

4 Lessons We Can Learn From FTX and Enron The first lesson is very relevant in the digital media landscape.