Make a strong retirement plan even stronger

QUESTION: My employer now offers a Roth 401(k) option and I want to know if I should shift some, or all, of my monthly contributions from my regular 401(k) to the Roth.

Healthcare, energy drive up college costs
State university tuition has leaped 40 percent in the past five years, hitting the three out of four American college students who attend public universities.

Ace your class, save some cash
A high grade point average in college may help you make the college dean’s list. But it also could save you money, which is no small feat when you or your parents are paying $20,000 or more a year to secure a bachelor’s degree.

401(k)s in maximum overdrive
Parties with a vested interest in your retirement savings — employers, investment firms, employee advocates, you name it — hotly contested most of the provisions in the recently passed Pension Protection Act of 2006.

With This (Used) Dress, I Thee Wed
Brides are saving thousands by using the web to buy once-worn gowns.

Earnings Jitters
Companies are getting crushed when they miss numbers. That’s making me nervous.

Taming Inflation
The Federal Reserve has put the brakes on inflation without harming the economy.

‘My nephew is a rotten apple - what’s my obligation?’
QUESTION: My brother’s boy was a decent kid until he got to high school. Now he’s always getting into trouble - trouble that’s been costing his parents a small fortune to bail him out of.