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Gerelyn Terzo | Jul 8, 2026 at 7:00 AM EDT

SpaceX Just Joined the Nasdaq 100. For a 68-Year-Old With Index Funds in His IRA, It’s Silently Inflating the RMD Waiting at 73.

Picture a 68-year-old retired engineer outside Columbus. He collects about $2,400 a month from Social Security, has roughly $900,000 in…

Gerelyn Terzo | Jul 8, 2026 at 6:03 AM EDT

A Retiring CFO Deferred Part of Her Pay for Years to Cut Taxes. How Those Payouts Land Now Decides Whether They Torpedo Her Social Security.

She is 64, weeks from stepping down as finance chief after over a decade in the role, and the spreadsheet…

Gerelyn Terzo | Jul 7, 2026 at 2:03 PM EDT

A Couple’s Home Gained Far More Than the Frozen $500,000 Exclusion. Selling Would Tax Their Social Security and Spike Medicare, So They’re Staying Put.

Picture a married couple, both around 70, who bought their house decades ago for a modest sum and watched it…

Gerelyn Terzo | Jul 7, 2026 at 10:03 AM EDT

The Hidden Tax Trap When B&B Owners Sell to Employees: Social Security and Medicare Premiums Spike

A man in his late sixties has spent decades running a bed-and-breakfast out of the same building he lives in.…

Gerelyn Terzo | Jul 7, 2026 at 6:30 AM EDT

Trump Eyes Australia-Style Retirement Account. Here’s What It Would Mean for a Worker Whose Whole Plan Is Social Security.

Picture a 58-year-old warehouse supervisor in Ohio. She has worked steadily for 35 years, raised two kids, paid down most…

Gerelyn Terzo | Jul 7, 2026 at 6:02 AM EDT

A Business Owner Paid Himself a Low Salary for Decades to Save on Taxes. The Trade-Off Shows Up Now, in a Smaller Social Security Check, and Selling the Company Won’t Fix It.

A 66-year-old business owner running an S-corporation for decades is planning his exit. A buyer is circling, and he expects…

Gerelyn Terzo | Jul 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM EDT

A 70-Year-Old Cashed In Her Gold Coins Near $4,000. The Collectibles Tax Was Only Half the Hit, the Gain Also Taxed Her Social Security

She is 70, retired, on Medicare, and her monthly Social Security check lands like clockwork. Years ago she bought gold…

Gerelyn Terzo | Jul 6, 2026 at 10:04 AM EDT

Ford Is Calling Its ‘Gray Beard’ Engineers Back to Work. At 68, He Feared the Paycheck Would Cut His Social Security. Past Full Retirement Age, It Doesn’t.

He is 68, a mechanical engineer who retired a couple of years ago, started his Social Security check, and thought…

Gerelyn Terzo | Jul 6, 2026 at 6:02 AM EDT

MacKenzie Scott’s Giving Inspired a 68-Year-Old to Donate. Handing Over Appreciated Shares Instead of Cash Keeps the Sale From Taxing Her Social Security.

She is 68, retired, enrolled in Medicare, and collecting Social Security. Watching MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon founder…

Gerelyn Terzo | Jul 5, 2026 at 2:03 PM EDT

Goldman Says AI Is Driving a 22% Earnings Surge. For a 68-Year-Old, the Rally Swelling His 401(k) Is Inflating the RMD Tax Hit Waiting at 73.

A 68-year-old who retired recently with most of his savings in a traditional 401(k) or IRA is watching his account…

Gerelyn Terzo | Jul 5, 2026 at 10:03 AM EDT

72-Year-Old Gives $20,000 to Charity Annually. A Subtler Tax Strategy Shields the Gift From the New 2026 Floor Entirely

Picture a 72-year-old who has spent decades supporting his church, a local food bank, and a scholarship fund. He writes…

Gerelyn Terzo | Jul 5, 2026 at 6:03 AM EDT

A Couple Kept Their Mortgage Because the Math Made Sense. They Overlooked What the Payment Does to the One Who Outlives the Other.

A couple in their early 70s runs the numbers one more time. Their mortgage rate is locked in near 3%,…

Gerelyn Terzo | Jul 4, 2026 at 2:03 PM EDT

A Couple Wants to Sell a Rental Without Setting Off a Medicare Surcharge. A 1031 Exchange or Installment Sale Can Spread the Gain.

The Sale That Raises Next Year’s Medicare Bill A married couple, both around 66 and on Medicare, owns a paid-off…

Gerelyn Terzo | Jul 4, 2026 at 10:04 AM EDT

A Market Slump Has a Hidden Upside for a 74-Year-Old: Next Year’s RMD Shrinks, and So Does Tax on Social Security.

A 74-year-old retiree pulled up his brokerage statement this spring and felt his stomach drop. His traditional IRA, drawn from…

Gerelyn Terzo | Jul 4, 2026 at 6:01 AM EDT

A Retired Couple Loaded Up on Tax-Free Municipal Bonds. In Their 70s, the Interest Still Taxes Their Social Security.

A married couple in their early 70s shifted their fixed-income money into municipal bonds for the simple pitch: tax-free interest,…

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SpaceX Just Joined the Nasdaq 100. For a 68-Year-Old With Index Funds in His IRA, It’s Silently Inflating the RMD Waiting at 73.

A Retiring CFO Deferred Part of Her Pay for Years to Cut Taxes. How Those Payouts Land Now Decides Whether They Torpedo Her Social Security.

A Couple’s Home Gained Far More Than the Frozen $500,000 Exclusion. Selling Would Tax Their Social Security and Spike Medicare, So They’re Staying Put.

The Hidden Tax Trap When B&B Owners Sell to Employees: Social Security and Medicare Premiums Spike

Trump Eyes Australia-Style Retirement Account. Here’s What It Would Mean for a Worker Whose Whole Plan Is Social Security.

A Business Owner Paid Himself a Low Salary for Decades to Save on Taxes. The Trade-Off Shows Up Now, in a Smaller Social Security Check, and Selling the Company Won’t Fix It.

A 70-Year-Old Cashed In Her Gold Coins Near $4,000. The Collectibles Tax Was Only Half the Hit, the Gain Also Taxed Her Social Security

Ford Is Calling Its ‘Gray Beard’ Engineers Back to Work. At 68, He Feared the Paycheck Would Cut His Social Security. Past Full Retirement Age, It Doesn’t.

MacKenzie Scott’s Giving Inspired a 68-Year-Old to Donate. Handing Over Appreciated Shares Instead of Cash Keeps the Sale From Taxing Her Social Security.

Goldman Says AI Is Driving a 22% Earnings Surge. For a 68-Year-Old, the Rally Swelling His 401(k) Is Inflating the RMD Tax Hit Waiting at 73.

72-Year-Old Gives $20,000 to Charity Annually. A Subtler Tax Strategy Shields the Gift From the New 2026 Floor Entirely

A Couple Kept Their Mortgage Because the Math Made Sense. They Overlooked What the Payment Does to the One Who Outlives the Other.

A Couple Wants to Sell a Rental Without Setting Off a Medicare Surcharge. A 1031 Exchange or Installment Sale Can Spread the Gain.

A Market Slump Has a Hidden Upside for a 74-Year-Old: Next Year’s RMD Shrinks, and So Does Tax on Social Security.

A Retired Couple Loaded Up on Tax-Free Municipal Bonds. In Their 70s, the Interest Still Taxes Their Social Security.

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SpaceX Just Joined the Nasdaq 100. For a 68-Year-Old With Index Funds in His IRA, It’s Silently Inflating the RMD Waiting at 73.

A Retiring CFO Deferred Part of Her Pay for Years to Cut Taxes. How Those Payouts Land Now Decides Whether They Torpedo Her Social Security.

A Couple’s Home Gained Far More Than the Frozen $500,000 Exclusion. Selling Would Tax Their Social Security and Spike Medicare, So They’re Staying Put.

The Hidden Tax Trap When B&B Owners Sell to Employees: Social Security and Medicare Premiums Spike

Trump Eyes Australia-Style Retirement Account. Here’s What It Would Mean for a Worker Whose Whole Plan Is Social Security.

A Business Owner Paid Himself a Low Salary for Decades to Save on Taxes. The Trade-Off Shows Up Now, in a Smaller Social Security Check, and Selling the Company Won’t Fix It.

A 70-Year-Old Cashed In Her Gold Coins Near $4,000. The Collectibles Tax Was Only Half the Hit, the Gain Also Taxed Her Social Security

Ford Is Calling Its ‘Gray Beard’ Engineers Back to Work. At 68, He Feared the Paycheck Would Cut His Social Security. Past Full Retirement Age, It Doesn’t.

MacKenzie Scott’s Giving Inspired a 68-Year-Old to Donate. Handing Over Appreciated Shares Instead of Cash Keeps the Sale From Taxing Her Social Security.

Goldman Says AI Is Driving a 22% Earnings Surge. For a 68-Year-Old, the Rally Swelling His 401(k) Is Inflating the RMD Tax Hit Waiting at 73.

72-Year-Old Gives $20,000 to Charity Annually. A Subtler Tax Strategy Shields the Gift From the New 2026 Floor Entirely

A Couple Kept Their Mortgage Because the Math Made Sense. They Overlooked What the Payment Does to the One Who Outlives the Other.

A Couple Wants to Sell a Rental Without Setting Off a Medicare Surcharge. A 1031 Exchange or Installment Sale Can Spread the Gain.

A Market Slump Has a Hidden Upside for a 74-Year-Old: Next Year’s RMD Shrinks, and So Does Tax on Social Security.

A Retired Couple Loaded Up on Tax-Free Municipal Bonds. In Their 70s, the Interest Still Taxes Their Social Security.

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Live Nasdaq Composite: Tech Stocks Rise in Relief, Treasury Yields Fall as Cooler Inflation Gives Markets a Tailwind

IBM Tumbles 22% Toward Its Worst Day Since 1987, Rattling Software Stocks

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