A reader asked what she should be doing beyond establishing a 529 plan to build wealth for her daughter. Our personal finance columnist has the answer.

What am I overlooking? We have one grandson and we will fund a 529 to cover college, although our son and his wife, another hedge-fund trader, have enough. I feel guilty. I enjoy vacations to Europe ...

The average payout for Social Security isn't enough to secure your future -- and is expected to get even smaller by 2034.

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The Roth IRA is an Individual Retirement Account created in the United States in 1997. Unlike the Traditional IRA, which ...