Empower recently migrated its financial dashboard with its other retirement apps. The migration created significant issues for some users, preventing them from logging in. This in turn resulted in many looking for alternatives to Empower. In this article, I’ll explain what happened and offer some alternatives to Empower. Empower Migration Issues I’ve used the Empower…
Retirement calculators can help us plan and prepare to retire. When we are years away, these online tools can help us determine how much we should be saving. As we approach our time to retire, they can help us understand how much we can spend each year in retirement without going broke. Not all retirement…
Mint was one of the first free online budgeting apps when it launched in 2007. I used it when it was first released. Intuit purchased Mint in 2009 and recently shut Mint.com down. Current users are now forced to find a replacement. Here are the 10 best Mint alternatives worth considering. NOTE: I’ve used all…
There are plenty of free net worth trackers on the internet. For most of them, you enter the value of your assets and liabilities, and the calculator does the simple math to show you how much you’re worth. The best net worth calculators, however, do far more than simple math. They enable you to connect…
Quicken was once the go-to budgeting tool. I used it when it was first released in the 1980s. Today, it’s been eclipsed by apps that enable you to manage every aspect of your finances, often for free. I’ve tested dozens of apps, and here are the best Quicken alternatives in 2025. My Top Picks Of…
The ideal investment tracking app makes managing investments a breeze. Investment apps can track not only the portfolio’s performance, but also its fees, asset allocation and projected future growth. What follows are some of the best investment tracking apps based on numerous factors, including cost, features and ease of use. Note that I have used…