Money Today That Matters Tomorrow
It’s that time of the year again. Open enrollment. It’s also fall, but as this is a personal finance blog, weather is not the focus. My current employer, a Fortune 500 firm, recently released their employee contribution rates (i.e health insurance premiums) for it’s employees and once again rates are …
A few weeks ago I began my search for a financial planner (or financial advisor as some prefer) to review my monetary situation and see if I am on the right track for a sound retirement.  I consider myself pretty savvy when it comes to personal finance, but I think it is always good to meet …
[Updated for 2022] – See the latest IRA limits and changes in this article. The IRS has published the latest retirement plan limits following the release of Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) figures for next year. Â This was the second consecutive year of increases to contribution limits, as shown in …
See this article for the latest COLA increase – https://savingtoinvest.com/social-security-tax-and-cost-of-living-adjustment-cola The Social Security Administration (SSA) confirmed that the 2013 COLA increase will be 1.7%. This means that nearly 62 million Americans will see their benefit payments increase in January 2013, with the average retiree receiving a $21 increase. As detailed in the …
This article is a follow-up to a previous one that I wrote about quantitative easing (QE), which generated a lot of debate and was even picked up by some main stream investing sites. Thanks to Andy for allowing to do a follow up guest post. In my earlier forecast I had thought the Fed …