Amy Fontinelle: Personal Finance Writer

Avoid these possible pitfalls to help get the maximum benefit from your 529 savings plan.

Following these time-tested investment principles may get you from the present to retirement.

Certain unique financial challenges affect LGBTQ parents, but resources exist to ease the burden.

This step-by-step guide will show you how to shop for a mortgage and look for a fair deal.

Everything changes when your financial plan includes other people. Here are tips for creating a family budget.

To retain control of your options as you get older, make plans and formalize key documents ahead of time.

Steps include estimating medical costs, planning for parental leave, and evaluating your insurance needs.

Be strategic to lower your tax bill in retirement.

Can you help your aging, financially struggling parents without compromising your future financial security?

These money-saving tips from wedding industry experts can help you stick to your big-day budget.

The financial pyramid helps you achieve your saving and retirement goals by prioritizing your finances.

Saving for retirement is easier the earlier you start. Here’s how to take that all-important step.

Scammers defraud seniors of billions of dollars per year, but you can take preventative steps.

Is it better to be a great student at a lesser school, or a lesser student at a great school?

Try these ideas for financial, but non-cash, gifts that will benefit any college graduate for years to come.

Learn about two top choices that many investors use in their portfolio.

When you start earning your first paycheck, work toward setting yourself up for lifelong financial security.

Health savings accounts let you put away pretax dollars for medical expenses.

Amy Fontinelle