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A recent study of 2,523 people around the world with an average net worth of $7.6 million offers a different perspective on how the rich stay rich and where they put their money.

The idea of spending less than you make and putting some away is the core of your financial success. One reader shares how her parents taught her to save half her paycheck.

Building wealth, especially generational wealth that lifts up your whole family, can take an exceptionally long time. Unfortunately, some poor financial decisions like an affair can destroy it all.

Let’s look at where the 4% retirement rule came from, what it means in today’s markets and what you can do to ensure your retirement investments last as long as you do.

Planning for something 20 or 30 years into the future isn’t an easy task. It seems like a simple question but there are so many things we just don’t know.

The easiest way to invest is to find those unavoidable futures, those realities being driven by universal forces, and invest in the companies that will benefit.

Our daily lives are so busy just trying to pay the bills that most people never sit down to really check up on where their finances are and if they are on the right track.

In my five years talking about personal finances with people and over nearly a decade as an investment analyst, I’ve seen five common money mistakes keep people from reaching their financial goals.

The tax-free retirement accounts yesterday and the two tax-advantaged savings accounts we'll talk about today give you an instant double-digit return on your money through saving on income taxes.

If your family set a less than ideal example of money management, it’s time to start learning everything you can about good financial habits to secure a bright future.