You shouldn’t have to cross your fingers and hope for a strong stock market to coincide with your short-term goals. And right now, you probably wouldn’t want to. Because you’re working within a short ...

Saving for the future can seem like an insurmountable hurdle, especially when you’re just trying to hang on until the next payday. Having long-term financial goals is the best way to get to where you ...

Staying motivated to save for an upcoming vacation with friends or a wedding may be easier than doing so for a far-off goal like retirement, since you’ll soon get to enjoy the fruits of your labor.

Sit down and list what you are saving for. If needed, you can use techniques geared toward helping people find and articulate their financial goals. Then, consider how you might pair up your goals to ...