If you are building a startup long enough, someone will ask for your business plan. Sometimes it is an investor. Sometimes it ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am the President of Diversified, a CFP and author. When it comes to managing money, most people have the best intentions—but ...

A business plan includes details about your company’s goals and methods for achieving them Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy Side Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor ...

If you are hoping to start out the new year on a good foot financially, a solid first step is making a financial plan. While you may already have some pieces in place, the end of one year and the ...

The French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry once wrote, "A goal without a plan is just a wish." He wasn't referring to investing goals when he penned this, but he could have been. Having financial ...

Home prices are near all-time highs, and homeowners have never had so much equity. In this podcast, Motley Fool personal finance expert Robert Brokamp and contributor Matt Frankel discuss why, when, ...

Most people obsess over hitting a "magic number" for retirement, then discover that the real challenge is turning that pile ...

Federal workers’ experiences this year with layoffs and furloughs may seem extreme. But to anyone who works for a living, they’re a reminder that when you see signs that your job may be at risk, it ...