How have the various asset classes, sectors and fixed income investments performed over the past 10 years? View our quilt charts to see leaders, losers and more.

How have the various asset classes, sectors and fixed income investments performed over the past 10 years? View our quilt charts to see leaders, losers and more.

The stock market reached an all-time high as trading closed for 2020 – a bright spot for bold investors who stuck with stocks during an otherwise tumultuous, pandemic-plagued year.

The stock market reached an all-time high as trading closed for 2020 – a bright spot for bold investors who stuck with stocks during an otherwise tumultuous, pandemic-plagued year.

By contributing to a Roth IRA in addition to your 401(k), you may be able to not only supplement your retirement savings, but also provide more flexibility in addressing your financial situation.

By contributing to a Roth IRA in addition to your 401(k), you may be able to not only supplement your retirement savings, but also provide more flexibility in addressing your financial situation.

You don’t have to work for a big corporation to enjoy the same type of tax benefits that many corporate employees experience with their company retirement plans.

You don’t have to work for a big corporation to enjoy the same type of tax benefits that many corporate employees experience with their company retirement plans.

Small business owners can offer employees (and themselves) a tax-deferred retirement savings plan similar to the plans offered by larger corporations – but without incurring the high start-up and operating costs of a conventional retirement savings plan such as a 401(k).

Small business owners can offer employees (and themselves) a tax-deferred retirement savings plan similar to the plans offered by larger corporations – but without incurring the high start-up and operating costs of a conventional retirement savings plan such as a 401(k).

Even with COVID-19 cases surging recently, public health officials have been cheering the unprecedented rush of multiple vaccines and therapeutics into the marketplace.

Even with COVID-19 cases surging recently, public health officials have been cheering the unprecedented rush of multiple vaccines and therapeutics into the marketplace.

For the equity markets, November was a “power shift” month in many dimensions. And 2021 may be a power shift year, as well.

For the equity markets, November was a “power shift” month in many dimensions. And 2021 may be a power shift year, as well.

Here are the 2019 and 2020 rules and contribution limits to help you get the most out of your IRA.

Here are the 2019 and 2020 rules and contribution limits to help you get the most out of your IRA.

If you’ve considered opening a Roth IRA but haven’t yet made the move, there’s one very compelling reason to get started now – and it goes beyond the customary tax and investment benefits that a Roth IRA may offer.

If you’ve considered opening a Roth IRA but haven’t yet made the move, there’s one very compelling reason to get started now – and it goes beyond the customary tax and investment benefits that a Roth IRA may offer.

After two months of declines, the S&P 500® rallied in November, climbing 10.75% for the month as the nation elected a new president. The S&P 500, in fact, reached a new all-time high, eclipsing the 3,600 mark and finishing the month at 3,621.63.

After two months of declines, the S&P 500® rallied in November, climbing 10.75% for the month as the nation elected a new president. The S&P 500, in fact, reached a new all-time high, eclipsing the 3,600 mark and finishing the month at 3,621.63.

In a year when bond yields have fallen dramatically after the Federal Reserve (Fed) cut the Fed funds rate to a range of 0 – 0.25% – the lowest rate in U.S. history – high yield bonds still offer some relatively attractive rates for investors.

In a year when bond yields have fallen dramatically after the Federal Reserve (Fed) cut the Fed funds rate to a range of 0 – 0.25% – the lowest rate in U.S. history – high yield bonds still offer some relatively attractive rates for investors.

In this era of historically low interest rates, the Thrivent Multidimensional Income Fund seeks to bolster returns for income investors through a portfolio comprised of traditional and non-traditional income-producing securities.

In this era of historically low interest rates, the Thrivent Multidimensional Income Fund seeks to bolster returns for income investors through a portfolio comprised of traditional and non-traditional income-producing securities.

If you’re not funding an IRA (Individual Retirement Account), you may be short-changing yourself both now and in the future. A traditional IRA may help you save money on your taxes today and sock away tax-deferred investment savings for your retirement many years from now.

If you’re not funding an IRA (Individual Retirement Account), you may be short-changing yourself both now and in the future. A traditional IRA may help you save money on your taxes today and sock away tax-deferred investment savings for your retirement many years from now.

Roth IRAs (Individual Retirement Accounts) are often touted for their tax-advantaged retirement savings benefits, but your Roth IRA can serve as a handy financial resource well beyond retirement savings.

Roth IRAs (Individual Retirement Accounts) are often touted for their tax-advantaged retirement savings benefits, but your Roth IRA can serve as a handy financial resource well beyond retirement savings.

Volatility will always play a part in the performance of the stock market, but you can help mitigate the volatility in your own portfolio by investing in asset allocation mutual funds.

Volatility will always play a part in the performance of the stock market, but you can help mitigate the volatility in your own portfolio by investing in asset allocation mutual funds.

As the year winds down, it goes without saying that 2020 has been a year like no other. A microscopic virus triggered a global pandemic, which led to both a severe recession – followed by a recovery – and a stock market collapse – followed by a stunning recovery.

As the year winds down, it goes without saying that 2020 has been a year like no other. A microscopic virus triggered a global pandemic, which led to both a severe recession – followed by a recovery – and a stock market collapse – followed by a stunning recovery.