Retirement savings

Question: Is it possible to move the majority of my balance in my company's 401k to a self-directed IRA without penalty (or quitting my job)? I'm...

Question: Hi Chris - my husband and I are in our 50's and trying to plan well for retirement, including how to protect our retirement money from...

Question: I hate to see this happen to the Obama administration; however, if you combine the debt created by the Bush era and the deficit spending ...

Question: This past quarter, I made a series of small withdrawals from my IRA to keep the mortgage and other bills paid. I returned the first draw...

Question: Hi, I know from searching Chris' articles in the past that he's said variable annuities are a bad idea. I recently found out that my dad...

Question: My husband and I got married recently and we're having a bit of a debate about what constitutes an emergency fund. I believe it is an...

Question: Is it worthwhile for me to defer receiving Social Security benefits for a few years until I actually need them? I am started receiving...

Question: My 18 year old daughter is graduating high school and going on to college. She has had odd jobs, but has earned no more than $600. I...

Question: I'm interested in finding a good investment for inflationary times. This would be about 7% of my retirement portfolio; around 10,000 in...

Question: The company I work for offers a 401k, both normal pre-tax contributions and after-tax contributions, and also a Roth-401K. Can you please...