Columnists – Financial Focus

For most of your working years, your investment strategies, by and large, will probably revolve around achieving sufficient growth to help you meet your long-term goals, such as …

Identity theft is big business. In fact, each year, billions of dollars – that’s billions, with a “b” – is lost to identity theft, according to the Federal …

Your 401(k) plan can be a major component of your retirement savings. As you know, your 401(k) offers several different investment options and the chance to accumulate tax-deferred …

Any Valentine’s Day gift is thoughtful. Still, most of these presents have fairly short shelf lives – flowers fade, chocolates get eaten and those little candy hearts that …

When you retire, it would be convenient if all your expenses were to “retire” as well. But they won’t. In fact, you’ll likely need between 80 percent and …

As you are no doubt aware, 2008 is a presidential election year. As a citizen, you may well have a great deal of interest in the election. But …

If you make a New Year’s resolution, and you don’t follow through on it, what are the consequences? It all depends. If you vow to learn French, but …

If you’ve been investing for a while, you probably have learned to avoid key mistakes, such as making frequent trades based on short-term price fluctuations. But even if …

If you’ve even casually followed the news over the past several months, you’ve probably heard about “subprime loans.” But the issue can be confusing, and if you’re like …

Now that the holidays are here, you’re probably looking around for the right gifts for your loved ones. Of course, as you know, it’s not always easy to …