Saving & Investing
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- 'Man vs. Markets': Finance 101
- 'Managed Payout Funds' Aim to Make Retirement Savings Last
- 10 Financial Tools You Should Use
- 10 Fun Facts About Money
- 10 Investment Traps to Avoid
- 10 Signs the Economy Is on the Upswing
- 10 Smart and Fun Things to Do With Your Money
- 10 TED Talks on Money and Retirement
- 10 Things You Need to Know About Investing in Bonds
- 10 Ways to Get the Best Money Advice
- 10 Years After the Drop, More Proof You Can't Time the Market
- 2012 AARP Survey of West Virginia Residents Age 45 and Older on Electric Utilities
- 2012 Survey Of District Of Columbia Residents Age 50 And Older About Utilities
- 3 Dumb Things Smart People Do With Money
- 3 Out of 4 Workers Ages 55 to 64 Are Putting Money Aside
- 3 Steps to Stay Afloat in Tough Times
- 3 Ways to Improve Your Portfolio
- 4 Reasons Why We Overcomplicate Investing
- 401(k) Annuities: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
- 401(k) Maximums in 2009
- 5 Bad Money Habits You Can Fix
- 5 Financial Gifts to Give Yourself
- 5 Financial Predictions for 2017
- 5 Reasons Collectibles Sell for Big Money
- 5 Rules for Financial Freedom
- 5 Steps to Making Better Financial Decisions
- 5 Things That You And Your Spouse Should Know About Your Finances
- 5 Things You Didn't Know About Life Insurance
- 5 Ways to Age-Proof Your Finances
- 5 Ways to Survive a Recession
- 6 Not-So Dumb Investing Questions
- 6 Ways to Jump-start Saving for Retirement
- 7 Investing Truths That Aren't
- 7 Mistakes to Avoid When Taking Distributions
- 8 Things You Need to Know About the New Investor Advice Rule
- A Bigger Payday From Your 401(k)
- A Few Financial Predictions (Sort of) for 2019
- A Look at the Best and Worst Funds of 2016
- A Money Man's Biggest Financial Mistakes
- A Public Assessment of the Proposed Mutual Fund Disclosure Forms: A Report on Investor and Non-Investor Views of Form Content and Presentation
- A Rule of Thumb on Exchange-Traded Funds
- A Wall Street Sell-Off, Yet Again
- A Year of Wise Money Moves
- AARP Asks Supreme Court to Permit Securities Fraud Class Action
- AARP Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Investors
- AARP Bulletin Survey on Financial Honesty
- AARP In Brief: Protecting Investors—Establishing the SEC Fiduciary Duty Standard
- AARP Sponsored National Hispana Leadership Conference
- AARP Texas Work Paying Off On Annuities
- AARP The Magazine Survey of Investors Ages 50+: Reactions to 30 Days of Frenzy in the Financial Sector and Stock Market
- AARP Urges Supreme Court to Allow People to Protect Their Retirement Investments
- AARP Utah Helps Lead Effort for Financial Education
- Adjusting Your Portfolio for a Volatile Market
- All You Need to Know About the Stafford Loan
- Am I Paying Too Much in 401(k) Fees?
- Americans Age 75+ Are Most Likely to Own Stocks
- Americans Are Putting Away More Savings for Retirement
- Americans' Savings Fall As Spending Grows
- An Index Fund With No Fees?
- Another Gender Gap: Money at an Older Age
- Are 529s a Money Trap?
- Are Top-Performing Mutual Funds Smart Investments?
- Are Wall Street Adages Worth Following?
- Are You Financially Prepared for a Layoff?
- Are You Ready for Retirement?
- Are You Your Own Worst Investing Enemy?
- Arm Yourself with Information
- Ask the Experts: Can I roll my 401(k) and 403(b) into one new account?
- Ask the Experts: When Are IRA Withdrawals Required?
- Attention, Investors: Time to Check your Fees
- Automatic 401k
- Avoid the Mutual Fund Tax Trap
- Avoiding Bad Financial Advice
- Bad Money Moves
- Behold The World's Easiest Retirement Plan
- Best Ways to Invest After Maxing Out Retirement Accounts
- Beware the 'Tax Torpedo,' Spousal Benefits and Mortgage Deductions
- Blogs
- Bond Basics
- Bond Types
- Bonds – 101
- Boomer Women Feeling More Financially Insecure than Men
- Boomers Key to Economic Growth
- Build a Trusted Team to Manage Your Finances
- Building Your Own Pension
- Bulletin Exclusive: Interview With President Obama
- Buying Gold: Is It a Smart Investment?
- Buying Your Own Pension
- Buying and Selling Bonds
- California Supreme Court Limits Available Remedies to Seniors and Disabled People
- Can I Tap My IRA Before Retirement?
- Can Money Buy You Happiness?
- Can This Retirement Be Saved?
- Can You Be Saving More?
- Can You Really Trust a Financial Adviser?
- Chatzky, Bipartisan Panel Discuss Financial Challenges of Boomer Women
- Check Out Online Resources on Tuition Grants and Scholarships
- Classic Cars Rev Up Return on Investments
- Comparison of 401(k) Participants' Understanding of Model Fee Disclosure forms Developed by the Department of Labor and AARP
- Consider Paying Down Your Mortgage
- Consumer Financial Protection Survey Among 50+ Adults
- Court Declines to Hold Companies Accountable for Facilitating Fraudulent Statements That Harm Investors
- Court Limits Protections Where Retirement Plans Require Investment in Employer Securities
- Create Your Will for Free
- Credit Card Debt, Retirement and Ex-Wives
- Darwin Economics
- Dealing With Credit Card and Time-Share Companies
- Declare Your Financial Independence
- Declutter Your Finances: Put Your Wisdom to Work for You
- Despite Concerns, Stocks Poised for More Gains
- Discussing End-of-Life Issues Over Dinner
- Diversify to Grow Your Investments
- Do Online Banks Pay Higher Interest Rates?
- Do You Really Need Life Insurance?
- Do's and Don'ts of Finance in 2016
- Do-It-Yourself Investing Gets Easy
- Does Your State Owe You Money?
- Does an Income Annuity Make Sense for You?
- Doing the Math for Retirement
- Don't Bail on Bonds or Bond Funds
- Don't Panic: Protecting Your Nest Egg in a Volatile Market
- Don't Split Heirs With Your Estate
- Don’t Ditch Those Bonds
- Double Your Savings
- Dow Jones at All-Time High
- Earn More or Spend Less?
- European Crisis Threatens U.S. Recovery
- Exclusive Hedge Funds Perform Poorly
- FIA: Dream Investment or Potential Nightmare?
- Federal Reserve to Get a New Chairman
- Fidelity Reports Greater Rates of Investment Savings
- Financial Advice From the Movies
- Financial Advisors’ Experiences with Clients and Diminished Capacity: Overview of Findings
- Financial Blogs You Should Read
- Financial Decisions Aren’t All or Nothing
- Financial Freedom
- Financial Literacy Day on Capitol Hill
- Financial Literacy Week Texas
- Financial Planners for the Rest of Us
- Financial Planning You Can Afford
- Financial Security for You and Your Family
- Finding Income in a Volatile Market
- Finding the Right Financial Adviser
- Five Misleading Investment Pitches
- Five Ways to Prepare for the Next Market Dip
- Fixing the Broken Buck
- Fleeing the Market
- Get More Out of Your Charitable Giving
- Get on the Road to Financial Freedom
- Get the Most Out of Your Money
- Getting Back Into the Stock Market
- Getting Real on Investment Expenses
- Getting a Decent Return on Safe Investments
- Give Your Parents the Gift of Financial Peace of Mind
- Give the Gift of a 529 Plan Contribution
- Giving Money to Your Grandchildren
- Gold Holds Its Investment Value, Silver Crashes
- Have You Bounced Back From a Financial Setback?
- Have You Saved Less Than $50,000 for Retirement?
- Haven’t Done A Will Yet?
- Here’s What to Expect Now That Britain Has Voted to Leave the E.U.
- High Investment-Management Fees Could Be Costing You Money
- Highs and Lows of a Fickle Market
- Historic Financial Reform Moving Through Congress
- Home-Sale Secrets
- How Bonds Can Bite
- How Can I Check My Investment Broker's New Company?
- How Did Older Americans Get By Before Social Security?
- How Investment Income Threatens Retirement
- How Safe Are Your Savings?
- How to Achieve Your Retirement Goals
- How to Choose a Financial Advisor
- How to Choose a Financial Planner
- How to Financially Protect Your Spouse
- How to Find Trusted Financial Advisers
- How to Find Tuition Money for a Specific Major
- How to Get More Interest on Your Savings
- How to Get the Best Financial Advice
- How to Get the Most Out of Your Financial Adviser
- How to Give Your Money Away
- How to Handle Changes to Money Market Mutual Fund Accounts
- How to Handle Inherited IRAs
- How to Run Personal Finances Like a CEO
- IRA Basics: Fund Your Future
- IRS Moves to Ease Pension Pain
- IRS, Congress Move to Help Storm Victims Tap Savings
- If You Think Something Sounds Fishy, Trust Your Gut
- Impact of Stock Market Decline On 50-70 Year Old Investors
- Improve Your Financial Literacy With This Glossary
- Index Funds Are Even Better Than You Think
- Index Mutual Funds Turn 40
- Infographic: Divorce after 50 Will Cost You Money
- Interview With Barack Obama
- Invest Wisely and Safely
- Investing During a Trump Presidency
- Investing During the Presidential Campaign
- Investing If You're Nervous
- Investing Should Be Simple
- Investing in Municipal Bonds
- Investing, Estate Planning and Your Heirs
- Investing: What We've Learned This Century
- Investment Goal Calculator
- Investment Property Calculator
- Investment Return Calculator
- Investment Risks in Taking a Risk Profile Questionnaire
- Investment Wisdom from Warren Buffett
- Investor Perceptions and Preferences Toward Selected Stock Market Conditions and Practices: An AARP Survey of Stock Owners Ages 50 and Older
- Investor Protection and Trust: A Survey of Oregon Adults Ages 40 and Older
- Investor Protection: A Survey of AARP Wyoming Members
- Investor Understanding of Broker Account Statements: Findings from a Survey
- Investors: Abandoned Funds May Be at Risk
- Is It Really a ‘Stock Picker’s Market’?
- Is It Time to Splurge?
- Is It Too Late to Invest in Stocks?
- Is Marriage a Good Financial Move for Older Couples?
- Is My IRA Withdrawal for Medical Expenses Penalty-Free?
- Is My Money Safe?
- Is Now the Time to Pay Down Your Mortgage?
- Is Socially Responsible Investing on the Rise?
- Is Your Mutual Fund a Clunker?
- Is Your Portfolio Too Risky?
- Is a Roth IRA Right for You?
- Is an Annuity Right for You?
- It's Time to 'Power Save' for Your Retirement
- Jack Bogle's Simple Advice for Investors
- Jim Cramer's Hard-Hitting Stock Secrets
- Keeping Money Secrets From Your Spouse
- Keeping Your Money Safe in Tough Times
- Keeping a Vacation Home in Your Family
- Know the Value of Your Savings Bonds
- Later-In-Life Money Fights
- Less Than a Third Have Saved for a 6-Month Emergency
- Lessons From Recent Past About Investing in 2019 and Beyond
- Lessons From the 20 Worst-Performing ETFs
- Lessons From the Longest Bull Market in U.S. History
- Lessons From the Recession
- Lessons From the Rich
- Lessons Learned About the 2015 Markets
- Lessons from Black Monday
- Lessons from the May 6 Flash Crash
- Liquidating Your 401(k)
- Long Term Care Costs—The Facts
- Losing Your Wealth Is Bad for Your Health
- Low-Ball Appraisals Nix Home Sales
- Low-Risk Inflation Protection From Uncle Sam
- Make Inertia Work for Your Nest Egg
- Make Your Estate Creditor-Proof
- Make Your Money Last a Lifetime
- Make a Plan While You Still Can
- Making Sense of Market Curveballs
- Making Sense of a Volatile and Down Stock Market
- Making Sense of the Financial Crisis and What to Do With Your Money
- Making Sound End-of-Life Decisions
- Managing Marriage and Money Issues
- Managing Your 401(k)
- Managing Your Money Manager
- Managing a Stock Market Slump
- Market Forecasts Could be Hazardous to Your Wealth
- Married? Both Partners Need Money Skills
- Maxing Out Your 401(k) Contributions
- Meet the World’s New Oldest Billionaire
- Money Market Fund ‘Breaks the Buck,’ Freezes Withdrawals for Seven Days
- Money Smart Week Targets Personal Finance
- Money and Memory: A Coming Concern
- More Boomers Give P2P Payments by Smartphone a Try
- More Boomers Want to Invest in Health Care Causes
- Most Older Taxpayers Won’t Spend Their Refunds
- Most of the 65+ Say They Can Withstand a Market Plunge
- Motivate With Compliments, Not Cash
- Moves to Make When Stocks are Jumpy
- My 3 Most-Often Recommended Annuities
- My Employer Is No Longer Matching 401(k) Contributions
- Need Help With Finances? Ask Suze Orman
- Need a Financial Advisor? AARP’s New Tool Can Help
- Neighborhood Bank Branches Vanish at Record Pace
- Net Worth Calculator
- New Rules to Improve Retirement Investing
- Oh, No! Now What About Your Stocks?
- Older Consumers Especially Critical of Corporate Misbehavior
- Older Couples More Likely to Talk About Investments
- One Way to Avoid High Mutual Fund Fees
- Online Investor Study
- Pay Less Tax on Your Investments
- Personal Financial Planning 101
- Phone Sales Snafu Proves Costly
- Political Gridlock Equals Poor Stock Performance
- Preventing the Misleading Use of Senior Designations—What States Should Do
- Profiting from Peer-to-Peer Lending
- Protect What You Need, Risk What You Can
- Protect Your Important Papers and Property
- Protect Your Nest Egg
- Protecting Investors—Establishing the SEC Fiduciary Duty Standard
- Protecting Older Investors
- Protecting Your Money
- Protecting Your Money in a Divorce
- Protecting Your Retirement Savings
- Questions to Ask Before You Buy Bonds
- Quiz: Difference Between 401(k)s and IRAs?
- Quiz: Test Your Estate-Planning Smarts
- Read This Before Remodeling
- Refinancing? Should You Move to a 15-Year Mortgage?
- Remembering the Lessons of the 2008 Financial Crisis
- Replacing a Lost U.S. Savings Bond
- Retirees Profit From Sharing Recreational Vehicles
- Retirees: Still Saving After All These Years
- Retirement Tips for Singles
- Right and Wrong Reasons to Own International Stocks
- Rising Home Prices, Rates Pinch Boomer Buyers
- Risky Pension Bets
- Roth Mania!
- Save More, Live Longer
- Savings Bonds: Earnings Guaranteed?
- Savings Plans For People With Disabilities
- Secretary Secretly Saved Millions, Then Left Almost All of It to Charity
- Secrets From the Shark Tank
- Securing Income for Life
- Selling Your Home
- Selling Your Unwanted Jewelry
- Seven Ways to Beat the Bank
- Shocking Money Facts of 2016
- Should Bitcoin Become a Bit of Your Portfolio?
- Should I Tap My 401(k)?
- Should Tough Market Conditions Influence Investing?
- Should You Build a CD Ladder?
- Should You Buy Gold?
- Should You Buy Vision Insurance?
- Should You Exit the Stock Market?
- Should You Invest in Collectibles?
- Should You Invest in Gold?
- Should You Sell Stocks Now?
- Show the Kids and Grandkids the Joy of Giving
- Sizing Up Your Bank’s Health
- Smart Money Moves to Make by Age 50
- Social Security, Savings Bonds and Stocks
- Socially Responsible Investing
- Spare the Money, Spare the Child?
- Start Early to Find Grants, Scholarships
- Start-Up Businesses Can Now Sell Shares Through Crowdfunding
- Stash Your Cash in Long-Term CDs
- Steer Clear of Risky Bond Funds
- Stimulus Plan Hits Risk-Wary Seniors
- Stock Mutual Funds
- Stop Asking the Wrong Investing Questions
- Structured Products: The Hidden Cost
- Student Loans and Claiming Social Security
- Supreme Challenge to Pension Payouts
- Supreme Court Permits Securities Fraud Class Action
- Supreme Court Upholds Right of Investors to Protect Their Investments
- Surviving a Market Downturn
- Take Charge of Your Money at 50+
- Take Charge of Your Money at 60+
- Take Charge of Your Money at 70+
- Take the Financial Family Feud Quiz
- Tapping Strangers for a Loan
- Target-date mutual funds are surging in popularity
- Taxable vs. Tax-Advantaged Investments Calculator
- Teach Your Children Well
- Test Your Money Savings Skills
- The 'Influentials' Who Help Us Save Money
- The 7 Deadly Sins of Personal Finance
- The Basics About Annuities
- The Best Investment I Ever Made!
- The Case for Owning International Stocks
- The College Talk
- The Decide, Create, Share Campaign
- The Fed Raises Interest Rates Again
- The Generous Giver’s Dilemma
- The Home You Want With the Money You Have
- The IRS Does Have a Heart
- The Ins and Outs of Online Banking
- The New Financial Law and You
- The Perils of Owning a Second Home
- The Power of You
- The Second-Marriage Dilemma
- The Smart Way to Help Grandkids With College
- The Stocks to Bonds Switch
- The Ten Commandments of Money
- The World of High-Frequency Stock Trading
- Three Money Lessons for Normal People
- Tidy Up Your Finances
- Time to Rethink Brokerage Money Market Accounts
- Timing the Market
- To Attract Black Investors, Financial Firms Need to Do Better Job
- Top questions members are asking AARP about the current financial crisis
- Turbulence in Markets Creates Fear and Confusion
- U.S. Guarantee for Money Market Funds Ending Soon
- U.S. Savings Bonds
- U.S. Supreme Court Allows People to Protect Their Retirement Investments
- U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hold Companies Accountable for Facilitating Fraudulent Statements
- Unclaimed Property Older Missourians Education Initiative Announced
- Understanding Women's Financial Needs & Behavior
- United Airlines Stock — Buy or Bail?
- Using 'Lifecycle' Funds to Better Manage Your Investments
- Using Crowdfunding to Start Your Business
- Variable Annuities
- Views of the Individual Investor Toward Internet-Based Delivery of Company Proxy Materials
- Wall Street Volatility: What’s an Older Investor to Do?
- What Are Mutual Funds?
- What Does a Downgrade Mean?
- What Is Happening to My Money?
- What Is the Cost of Financial Independence?
- What Millennials Know About Money and Work
- What Will the Stock Market Do in 2017?
- What You Should Know About the Markets in 2016
- What a Financial Adviser's Credentials Mean
- What to Expect Now That the Fed Has Begun Raising Rates
- What's Your Money IQ? Wall Street and Beyond
- What's in Your Retirement Portfolio?
- When Do You Pay Interest on CDs?
- When Will the Stock Market Return to Normal?
- When You Suspect Investment ‘Churning’
- When You and Your Honey Fight About Money
- When a Stranger Calls With a Great Investment Opportunity
- When to Get Disability Insurance
- When to Pay Off Your Mortgage
- Where to Stash Your Cash
- Where to Stash Your Cash This Spring
- Which Collectibles Should You Keep?
- Who Can You Trust With Your Money?
- Who Do Financial Advisors Really Work For?
- Who Will Act for You if You Can't?
- Why Bonds Still Belong in Your Portfolio
- Why I'm Buying Stocks This Week
- Why I'm Giving the 'Ultimate Gift Card'
- Why I'm Sticking With European Stocks
- Why Index Funds Should Excite You
- Why Women Make Better Investors
- Why You Need Bonds in Your Portfolio
- Why You Need a Will
- Women Staying Financially Fit
- Words of Wisdom From Warren Buffett
- You Just Need a Little Nudge
- Young Boomers Aren't Saving For a Rainy Day
- Your Financial Game Plan
- Your Must-Do Year-End Financial Checkup
- ‘Work and Save’ Programs Gain Momentum