For this calculator, we define middle class as two-thirds to two times median income for the county. In counties where two-thirds of median income would fall close to the poverty line, we set the ...

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The Global 500 just keeps getting more, well, global. Yes, the U.S. still dominates the list, with 133 companies, but that number is down from 185 a decade ago. China continues its march, with 61 ...

A traditional IRA is a tax-deferred retirement savings account. You pay taxes on your money only when you make withdrawals in retirement. Deferring taxes means all of your dividends, interest ...

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Not very. The percentage of workers in the private sector whose only retirement account is a defined benefit pension plan is now 4%, down from 60% in the early 1980s. About 14% of companies offer ...

The main difference is when you pay income taxes on the money you put in the plans. With a traditional IRA, you pay the taxes on the back end - that is, when you withdraw the money in retirement.

You might recognize Mandana Dayani for her appearances on Bravo’s The Rachel Zoe Project. That’s because Dayani was the vice president of Zoe’s fashion empire for five years. But today, 33 ...

Roth IRA contributions are limited by income level. In general, you can contribute to a Roth IRA if you have taxable income and your modified adjusted gross income is either: For more on whether ...

Agents may try to sell you a cash-value policy as a way to invest for retirement. They'll tell you that the investing component serves as "forced savings." (Sure, but retirement plans like 401(k)s ...

Christi Gibson is a minister who enjoys traveling to places like Africa and China. She loves to sing and teach. She has friends around the world and is a self proclaimed cat lady. She's also a ...

Activist hedge fund manager, Dan Loeb of Third Point, has a 6% stake in Sony, making him the Japanese company's largest shareholder. Now he wants to split it up. This is the letter he sent to Sony.