Personal Finance Advice and Commentary

Shop around to discover your options for buying insurance before you’re eligible for Medicare.

Your 2012 tax return isn’t the only thing due by April 15. You also have to deal with your IRA, HSA, estimated taxes and possibly a 2009 unclaimed refund by that date.

Here is a list of four essential financial tasks you should complete before the end of the year.

Take the opportunity to review your company’s benefits during open enrollment.

Paying health care costs in retirement promises to be daunting, according to calculations by Fidelity Investments.

Health savings account can be a retirement planning boon. If you don’t have health insurance at work and you’re not old enough to qualify for Medicare, take a look at high-deductible health insurance plans that include a health savings account. Generally, the premiums on these are as modest as health insurance premiums get for people