Personal Finance News

ARTICLE–Math anxiety is extremely common, and it could affect your retirement saving potential. Here's why and what you should do about it.

ARTICLE–Check out some often-overlooked retirement planning facts of life that everyone should be aware of.

ARTICLE–Rental income is considered "passive," and traditional and Roth IRA contributions must come from "active" income, or compensation from working.

SLIDE SHOW–More than a thousand new ETFs have launched over the past five years. That includes nearly 200 fund debuts through the lion's share of 2019. But ETFs are hitting the market at a slower pace than in previous years. Last year saw 268 new products come to market, following 276 in 2017 and 246 in 2016. Indeed, August 2019 saw only four launches across the entire month. "The ETF industry has peaks and valleys in terms of launches," Todd Rosenbluth, head of ETF and mutual fund research at CFRA, told Financial Advisor magazine in September. "It's a sign of maturity - not maturing - that they're not just throwing products out there but are being more rational in trying to spot the trends that investors might find appealing." Some of this year's new ETFs seem to prove that point. While 2019's crop is smaller than it has been in recent years, fund providers have come up with some truly worthwhile ideas. A few of these cover nascent industries that previously had little to no fund representation, while others are twists on tried-and-true investing strategies. Here are the seven best new ETFs of 2019. Because they're all less than a year old, several of these funds have extremely low assets under management (AUM). While low assets can eventually force a fund to liquidate, for the moment, it's not a pressing concern. Just make sure to keep an eye on asset growth over time should you invest in any of these. SEE ALSO: The 19 Best ETFs for a Prosperous 2019

ARTICLE–Ways to get your voice heard on possible new life expectancy tables that would affect your money.

ARTICLE–A four-year college experience could easily cost a family $100,000 these days. So, to make it work, parents need to do three things: Start saving early, help their kids be realistic and get a little creative.

ARTICLE–As kids settle into college life, parents and teachers need to be on the lookout for signs of anxiety and depression and be ready to step in to help.

SLIDE SHOW–The U.S. is home to literally thousands of dividend payers, which would seem to eliminate the need to look elsewhere for income. But there's a convincing case to be made for at least a couple dozen Canadian dividend stocks. Newer income investors often look for the highest-yielding dividend stocks. They see a 7% yield as being better than 6%, 8% yields superior to 7%, and so on. But that's a much riskier proposition than it seems; sometimes, high yields are indicative of a troubled stock or company. A safer approach is selecting companies with more reasonable current yields that consistently grow their payouts over time. Here in America, many investors look to the Dividend Aristocrats - a group of 57 dividend stocks in the S&P 500 that have improved their annual payouts for at least 25 consecutive years. But America isn't the only part of the world with Aristocrats. Canada, for instance, has 82. The Canadian Aristocrats' standards aren't as stringent as those of their U.S. counterpart. To qualify for the Canadian Dividend Aristocrats, a stock must be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, be a member of the S&P Canada BMI (Broad Market Index), increase its annual payout for at least five consecutive years (it can maintain the same dividend for two consecutive years) and have a float-adjusted market cap of at least C$300 million. We've trimmed down that list to 25 Canadian dividend stocks that are best suited for American investors. The following 25 Canadian Dividend Aristocrats trade on either the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq, and have increased their dividends annually for at least seven years. SEE ALSO: 20 Dividend Stocks to Fund 20 Years of Retirement

ARTICLE–Ensuring a secure retirement, with a lifetime of dependable income, comes with many challenges for women. But there is a way they can create their own pensions.