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Are you "findependent" enough to afford luxury meals and vacations?

Professional athlete Darren can't count a big paycheque forever

VXC is a useful ETF for anyone looking to wipe out home-country bias with a single holding

Don't let your age stand in the way of your dreams, say the authors of Second Acts

It's hard to go too far wrong with a portfolio crammed full of large stocks that pay generous dividends

Is retirement in your 50s and 60s really feasible?

Our resident financial planner answers reader questions online

Ned and Cathy are paying their adviser $14,000 a year in fees, but could reduce that to $100

Darren envies his wife’s workplace pension. Can life annuities match its income for life, with no stock market risk?...