Financial planning is crucial for a secure retirement. Reviewing workplace benefits is a key step. This includes taking full advantage of any employer-matched retirement accounts.
Maximizing health savings account contributions can also provide long-term benefits. These funds can be invested and grow tax-free.
Further guidance on retirement planning is available, including the importance of regularly reviewing certain government benefits to ensure a stable financial future.
safety
The Cobb County Police Department said they helped arrest a man from Tennessee on Sept. 9. Now he’s waiting in jail before being extradited to face a murder charge. Channel 2 Action News previously reported on 21-year-old Anthony Peacock Rumbel’s arrest after a chase. [DOWNLOAD: ...
Local
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta Community Food Bank president Kyle Waide has been named president and CEO of Downtown Atlanta, Inc., the public-private partnership that seeks to improve the neighborhood. Downtown Atlanta, Inc. operates Central Atlanta Progress and the...
News
A former Smyrna financial adviser will spend more than seven years in federal prison after stealing nearly $10 million from an elderly client to buy a multi-million-dollar home, a luxury club membership, and fund personal expenses....
government
A metro Atlanta county commission unanimously approved construction of a new cellphone tower. The Newton County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a 150-foot Verizon cell tower on Sept. 1. Documents show the tower will also feature a five-foot lightning rod, bringing the tot...
government
Editor’s Note: Rough Draft Atlanta has partnered with The Associated Press to bring our readers expanded coverage of the upcoming midterm elections on Nov. 4. ATLANTA (AP) — Security researchers say rapid advances in artificial intelligence are making it more critical to address ...
schools
Atlanta Public Schools and Jefferson City Schools are investigating after allegations of racist behavior surfaced following a high school football game Friday night....
safety
A juvenile is recovering in the hospital after being shot Sunday afternoon near Hastings Bridge Road in Lovejoy, where police have arrested one suspect....
safety
A Georgia financial adviser who defrauded an elderly client out of nearly $10 million will spend more than seven years in federal prison. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Ejiroghene O. Okuma, 44, of Smyrna, was sentenced September 11 to seven years and ...
News
A 56-year-old worker died Sept. 9 after becoming trapped between a loading ramp and a truck at a Global Industrial warehouse in Buford.
