Amy Fontinelle: Personal Finance Writer

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

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

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

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

Try these ideas for gifts that will benefit any college graduate for years to come.

There is a basic miscalculation with not starting early when it comes to planning for your financial future.

How students can handle any response to their college applications.

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

Learn how to retire early without paying penalties on retirement account distributions before age 59½.

Supporting a child on a single income takes resolve, creativity, and mutual support.

Certain behaviors and inaction can be counterproductive to financial wellness and lead to budget instability.

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

We all like to think that illness, disability, and early death won’t happen to us or to our loved ones.

Tips for paying off debt from using proceeds from retirement plan distributions to Social Security tactics.

Your former home could become an asset, if you fully understand the duties and expenses of landlording.

When you’re in your twenties and early thirties, you have a huge advantage in growing wealth.

From helping a child to shielding assets, trusts can sometimes come in handy.

Retiree tips for qualifying for a mortgage without employment income.

Amy Fontinelle