Amy Fontinelle

Amy Fontinelle

Amy Fontinelle is a personal finance writer focusing on budgeting, credit cards, mortgages, real estate, investing, and other topics.

Avoid these possible pitfalls to help get the maximum benefit from your 529 savings plan.
Learn how to shop for a mortgage with this step-by-step guide. Compare mortgage types, evaluate loan terms, and find the best interest rates for your home purchase.
Revocable and irrevocable trusts both help protect your assets and avoid probate — but they work very differently. Learn how to choose the right one.
Steps include estimating medical costs, planning for parental leave, and evaluating your insurance needs.
Making backdoor Roth and mega backdoor Roth contributions can be excellent retirement savings strategies for high earners.
Everything changes when your financial plan includes other people. Here are tips for creating a family budget.
Following these time-tested investment principles may get you from the present to retirement.
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.
Want an intimate wedding, but not sure where to start? Learn how microweddings work, get ideas from real couples, and find out what these celebrations cost.
Certain unique financial challenges affect LGBTQIA+ parents, but resources exist to ease the burden.
Following these time-tested investment principles may get you from the present to retirement.
Be strategic with your accounts and Social Security to lower your tax bill in retirement.
Can you help your aging, financially struggling parents without compromising your future financial security?
There’s no place for one-size-fits-all financial advice. Different types of families have different needs.
Saving for retirement is easier the earlier you start. Here’s how to take that all-important step.
Scammers defraud seniors of significant amounts each year, but you can learn about steps that can help reduce risk.
Deciding whether to pay off your mortgage before retirement — if you have the financial flexibility to do so — means carefully examining key factors around income and equity.