Ross Urken

Ross Kenneth Urken is an editor and writer who has published in Bloomberg Businessweek, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Forbes and The New York Times, among other publications. Prior to bringing his expertise to SmartAsset, he was the personal finance editor of TheStreet.com. Ross is a member of the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing and a Certified Educator in Personal Finance (CEPF®). He graduated from Princeton University.

Posts by Ross Urken

Retirement

Want to Minimize Retirement Taxes? Don’t Follow This Popular Strategy

September 6, 2023

If you’re planning on making tax-deferred retirement accounts the last pot of money you tap after retirement, you’ve got a lot of company. And why not? The idea that your 401(k) or traditional IRA can keep growing and churning out… read more…

Data Studies

This Chart Shows Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Claim Social Security

November 11, 2021

Your health status, anticipated longevity and retirement cash needs all factor into when it makes sense to claim Social Security. Of course, you’re eligible to start taking Social Security at 62. But the longer you wait, the higher your monthly benefit will be, and conventional wisdom says that you should hold out as long as… read more…