Marshall Hargrave is a stock analyst and writer with 10+ years of experience covering stocks and markets, as well as analyzing and valuing companies. Dr. JeFreda R. Brown is a financial consultant, ...

I often describe retirement income planning like trying to hit a moving target in the wind. Our target is our goals – what we want to accomplish in retirement. The target moves because we don’t know ...

If your small business owns or manages real estate, any properties are subject to local tax assessments. Consider how one method of determining assessment may affect your business. The income approach ...

The flooring approach is a retirement strategy that uses guaranteed income sources, like Social Security, pensions, or annuities, to cover essential expenses. This creates a stable “floor” of income ...

Sean Ross is a strategic adviser at 1031x.com, Investopedia contributor, and the founder and manager of Free Lances Ltd. Yarilet Perez is an experienced multimedia journalist and fact-checker with a ...

For many Americans, their financial planning goals can be broken down into two periods: saving for retirement and spending in retirement (if you’re up on your financial industry jargon, you might know ...

A version of this article previously appeared on March 12, 2021. It seems like a bygone era and it is: Fewer than 15 years ago, cash yields were at 5% and bond yields were even more robust. But yields ...

Investors need to alter their strategies as their objectives change over the years. If you are near the beginning of a multidecade career, a strategy of making regular investments, mainly in stocks, ...

The firm's covered-call ETFs have been outperforming competitors Covered-call ETFs can provide high monthly income in return for giving up some of the stock market's upside potential. Investors need ...