Elijah returned to Financial Planning in 2025 after working as a summer intern with FP in 2023. He earned an undergraduate degree from Berea College in Berea, Kentucky, and a master's degree in data journalism from Northeastern University in Boston. His work has been published in Bloomberg News, The Boston Globe, The Texas Tribune, WCVB, WBUR, The Drive and Autoblog.
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A TIAA Institute survey found that the average U.S. adult cannot answer a majority of retirement-related questions.
June 5 -
Retiree income in the U.S. lags far behind the national median for household earnings, but these top cities are bucking the trend, according to a new SmartAsset study.
May 28 -
A new Morningstar study found that long-term care costs can dramatically impact retirement plans, with 41% of households projected to run out of money when such expenses are incurred.
May 19 -
A new study from the Center for Retirement Research found that older remote workers are working longer than their in-office counterparts.
May 15 -
Novel legal theories and a lower bar for plaintiffs could unleash an explosion in ERISA-based lawsuits against 401(k) plan providers.
April 29 -
Finfluencers — "financial influencers" — get a bad rap, but there's no arguing that they're changing how younger generations learn about personal finance.
April 10 -
Wage growth for job-hoppers is on the decline, but that might be a good thing for long-term retirement savings.
March 31 -
Retirement savings can stretch further in some states than others, but retirees don't appear to care much about that fact, data shows.
March 25 -
As inflation cools, Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustment is projected to decline in 2026. Seniors say the benefit bump won't be enough.
March 21 -
Ignoring life expectancy research can lead to miscalculations, as under- or overestimating a client's lifespan will impact financial plans.
March 19
