If Annamaria Lusardi had one wish, it would be for people to understand the importance of compound interest. Lusardi, who heads Stanford's Initiative for Financial Decision-Making, and other financial ...

The top Social Security retirement check has climbed to $5,108 per month, a figure that can make the difference between a tight retirement and one with real breathing room. Qualifying for that maximum ...

Lucy Lazarony is an experienced personal finance journalist and writer who got her start in 1998 writing about financial topics. She writes accessible and easy-to-understand articles about credit, ...

Daniella Flores (they/them) is a former software engineer and founder of the two-time award-winning money, career and side hustle resource platform "I Like to Dabble" for LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent ...

Katharine Paljug is a financial writer and editor with over a decade of industry experience. Her writing has covered nearly every aspect of the financial world, from investing in forex to paying for ...

The typical family holds just $87,000 in retirement accounts, while the wealthiest 10% have built nest eggs approaching $1 million, according to the Federal Reserve. The divide grows sharper when you ...

A NerdWallet survey finds that few Americans have checked in on their retirement savings progress. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate ...