Alabama finances

Lacey and Dr. Jurgenson continue their chat about retirement planning, starting with audience questions and ending on what the professor wants everyone to know about retirement!

If the very mention of the phrase “retirement planning” makes you shudder, you’re definitely not alone—2026 survey data from the National Institute on Retirement Security says somewhere between 40 and 55 percent of Americans feel unprepared for or lack confidence in having stability in their retirement years. Another survey says 47% of America’s workers believe they’ll never be able to fully retire. Here to hopefully dispel some anxiety is Dr. Jesse Jurgenson, an Assistant Professor of Practice within the Texas Tech University School of Financial Planning. He formerly spent three years teaching at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa as a personal finance pro before heading to Lubbock.

The City of Montgomery is receiving high praise for governmental accounting and financial reporting. The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting is issued by the federal government and recognizes the ability to disclose and communicate through fiscal reports.

The City of Mobile Office of Supplier Diversity and Community Affairs Department will host a free financial boot camp for interested community members on Saturday, April 27. This is for those looking to improve their personal finances or start a business.

Financial breaks, higher bank accounts and lower household costs are predicted for Alabamians this year. That’s according to a new study from the financial website MarketWatch Guides.

In a recent Harris Poll survey, 50% of adults in America have considered a prenuptial agreement with their partner. Prenups are a written contract created by two people before they're married. They typically list the property each person owns along with any of their debts. Prenups also lay out each person's property rights during the marriage and in the event of a divorce. That includes Alabama.

A special tax rebate payment won't fill the pockets of Alabama residents until later this year. State lawmakers in May passed the rebate plan that calls for $150 rebates for single people and $300 for married couples. Some 1.9 million people in the state are expected to qualify for the one-time payments.

The Legislature's top financial expert is forecasting lawmakers will have more money to appropriate for education programs, but less for other state…

Alabama legislators will get an overview of the state's financial situation before they begin their 2013 legislative session at noon. The director of the…