More workers adding to their retirement cushions (The Star-Ledger)

SAED HINDASH/THE STAR-LEDGER Despite the recession, more workers ramped up retirement-plan contributions in the second quarter than reduced them, reversing a trend in the previous three quarters of more workers cutting contribution rates, according to a Fidelity Investments study of…

Ex-Stanford adviser says SEC warned about bad CDs (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi)

BATON ROUGE, La. — A former financial adviser in R. Allen Stanford’s financial company told a U.S. Senate panel on Monday that the Securities and Exchange Commission was warned about…

Ex-Stanford adviser says SEC warned about bad CDs (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi)

BATON ROUGE, La. — A former financial adviser in R. Allen Stanford’s financial company told a U.S. Senate panel on Monday that the Securities and Exchange Commission was warned about…

Using Age-Based Funds In Your 401(k) (Investopedia via Yahoo! Finance)

If you prefer a “hands-off” approach to saving for retirement, target-date funds may be for you.

Using Age-Based Funds In Your 401(k) (Investopedia via Yahoo! Finance)

If you prefer a “hands-off” approach to saving for retirement, target-date funds may be for you.

Personal Finance Daily: Avoiding scams is a lifelong job (Market Watch)

It seems that once people get older, they’re more likely to come into direct contact with scams, maybe simply because they have more time to take the calls and read the mail. That’s bad news for retirement nest eggs.

Roth IRA conversions have tax benefits (Lansing State Journal)

Roth IRA conversions are about to become a big deal for people saving and investing for retirement.

Roth IRA conversions have tax benefits (Lansing State Journal)

Roth IRA conversions are about to become a big deal for people saving and investing for retirement.

Generation Y needs crash course on retirement plan (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

A lack of knowledge about finances could make planning for retirement much harder work for young adults.

ETF Investing: ETFs can shoulder a portfolio’s heavy lifting (Market Watch)

Highflying sector and leveraged ETFs dominate the headlines, luring investors to chase recent performance. Often lost in the shuffle is that plain-vanilla ETFs sporting rock-bottom fees and tracking wide swaths of the market are better tools for most investors — even if they’re not as sharp.

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