Guest column | Don't let the payroll tax derail your financial goals
By now, most everybody will have experienced the first pay stub of the new year, and the Washington reality has set in here locally. Your paycheck was 2 percent less than you expected, thanks to the...
View ArticleHow can I revive my retirement plan?
Unemployment has hammered many households since 2008. Many people have taken pay cuts, and nest eggs have been whittled down. Now it's time to take stock and get your retirement plan back on track.
View ArticleHow can I save enough for college?
If you're worried about saving for your child's college education, start a 529 education saving plan.
View ArticleWhere can I find a little extra return these days?
"Counting your pennies" is a phrase that has become all too literal for savers with FDIC-insured accounts and CDs.
View ArticleWhat steps do I take if I lose my partner?
For men and women, the loss of your partner, by choice or not, is one of life's most difficult transitions.
View ArticleWhy we said 'no' to our daughter's No. 1 college choice
My youngest is a gifted young woman.
View ArticleKids & Money | Credit cards can mean big trouble for 21-year-olds
Turning 21 is a right of passage: For many young adults that means being able to legally buy a six-pack of beer or gamble on the Vegas strip.
View ArticleChoose a financial planner with care
Kids' college tuition, around-the-world vacations in retirement and the potential for long-term health care are all major undertakings.
View ArticleRebuilding finances takes time -- but now's a good time to start
Layoffs. Pay cuts. Frozen pensions. Missing 401(k) matches. A lousy stock market.
View ArticleTapping 401(k), IRA early erodes retirement prospects
As the father of two college-age kids, Rob Harris knew that finding money to pay soaring tuition costs wasn't going to be easy. Reluctant to saddle himself or his children with loans, the 55-year-old...
View ArticleStart checking now on how health care law will affect your finances
Rail against it or bless it, Obamacare is law, and 2013 is the year you need to begin understanding what it will mean to you financially.
View ArticleCan you answer these 10 money questions?
How well do you understand the basics of money and personal finance? Take this quiz, prepared by CredAbility in cooperation with the Jumpstart Coalition financial education organization. Keep a...
View ArticleOur guide to getting your finances back on track
You lost a good job but are back working, although at a pay cut. Your spouse is still looking.
View ArticleKC area housing market continues to pick up steam
After several years of eroding prices and slow sales, 2013 promises to be the year that selling a home in the Kansas City area becomes a winning proposition as opposed to a source of worry, real estate...
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