Boomers' Guide to Financial Freedom

From Money Magazine: the best ways to keep safe, spend smart and make your money grow in the better half of your life.


What's next
In the years ahead, five key trends will dominate your financial life. The message: So far you've been lucky, baby boomer. Now it's time to be smart. From Janice Revell (more)

A midlife money checkup
Are you still on pace to reach your goals despite today's market woes? Find out by taking this nine-step test of your financial health. It won't hurt a bit. From Penelope Wang (more)

Getting older and getting better
The looming reality of senior citizen status scares a lot of boomers. No need. Laura Carstensen, a top expert on aging, says life gets only richer with time. Interview by Patricia B. Gray (more)

What do you owe your kids?
Sure, you want to give them a boost in life. But for both your sake and your kids', you have to cut the financial cord sometime. Here's how. From Marlys Harris (more)

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Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar: © 2018 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2018. All rights reserved. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2018 and/or its affiliates.