Birthdays that mark a new decade tend to prompt personal reassessment: In your 20s, starting your career may have been your focus. In your 30s and 40s, maybe it was the big goals you wanted to reach with your family.
But by 50, you may already feel like you’ve got it figured out. You make a good salary, you’ve reached many of your life goals and your kids are on their way to independence.
But there are still a lot of money truths left to learn, especially as you’re approaching your retirement years. Plus, times are changing: What was a financial truism in your youth may not be the reality now.