Tag: saving
A U.S. Army requirement that newly enlisted men and women complete an ambitious personal finance course is having some impressive results. At a time when financial education is increasingly being criticized as an ineffective way to raise Americans’ low saving rate, an 8-hour course held on 13 Army bases is significantly boosting how much military…
In a webinar next Thursday, an official from the Social Security Administration will explain the fundamentals of calculating and claiming benefits. Social Security represents the largest single financial resource for most baby boomers, so deciding when to file for benefits is their single biggest retirement decision. The value today of that future stream of monthly…
