Q&A: The Unintended Consequences of Early Ret...

#715: She grew up with a Goldman Sachs dad. She still ended up broke in her 20’s. Here's what changed. Haley Sacks - known online as Mrs. Dow Jones - joins us to talk about the five-step financial framework she calls IBIZA. Despite every advantage, she spent her twenties anxious, ...  Show more

#714: When you’re making big financial decisions, what matters more: optimizing for the best long-term outcome, or choosing the path that gives you the most flexibility and peace of mind right now? Melissa retired early and now lives off rental income, but she’s considering selli ...  Show more

Welcome to the Santam Insure your Future money boot camp with Maya Fisher-French and Mapalo Makhu. In the last two episodes we looked at saving and investing for those goals we want to achieve during our working years. But at some point, we want to kick back and retire, or at lea ...  Show more

Christine Benz, Morningstar’s director of personal finance and retirement planning, interviews financial experts about different aspects of retirement in ‘How to Retire,’ the companion podcast to her book of the same name. In this episode, Christine sits down with personal fin ...

Did you know you can use your 401(k) to retire early? Yep, it’s possible. And today’s guest, Eric Cooper, is doing it atage 47! Most FIRE chasers search for how to withdraw from a 401(k) early but know that doing so will hit them with substantial penalties. The best way around th ...  Show more

Why the Employment Retirement Income Security Act Has Been Successful

How Well Workers from Upper, Middle, and Lower Incomes are Saving for Retirement

Retirement Savings by Race and Ethnicity

How the Government and Employers Could Expand 401(k) Coverage