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She Bought Solana at Its $293 Peak Because It Was the Fastest Chain in Crypto. It Still Is. She Has Lost Three Times What a Bitcoin Buyer Lost the Same Day.
A buyer who purchased Solana (CRYPTO:SOL) at a record high of $293 on January 19, 2025, has now seen her investment drop by 62%. That’s about three times the loss a Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) buyer experienced on the same day. She chose Solana because it was known as the fastest major…
His Oklahoma City Employer Moved to Texas, Then Paid Him a $20,000 Retention Bonus After He Retired. Social Security Looked at When He Earned It
When a company relocates and pays a longtime employee a large retention bonus after he retires, Social Security has its own way of deciding whether that money counts against his benefits, and the answer hinges on a distinction most retirees never think to ask about.
Big Mistake: A 72-Year-Old Couple Will Hold $600,000 of Stock in a Joint Account. When He Dies, Only Half Will Get the Tax-Free Step-Up. Across the State Line in Texas, All of It Would
Where a couple retires can quietly determine whether a surviving spouse faces a five-figure tax bill or walks away owing nothing, and most joint account holders have no idea their state line is drawing that boundary.
Why the $3,000 Capital Loss Limit Doesn’t Apply to Day Traders Who Make This One Election
Most traders who lose big in a down year walk away deducting just $3,000 while the rest of their losses sit frozen in a carryforward for decades. One IRS election, filed before a strict deadline, changes that math entirely.
President Trump Has Struck A Deal With Putin For Russian Diesel To Ease Prices, But The Unintended Consequences Could Be Devastating
Trump just brokered a diesel deal with Putin that he says will ease pain at the pump, but Republican lawmakers are already calling it catastrophic and moving to kill it before a single drop arrives on American shores.
‘Tell Them to Screw Themselves’: Ramsey to Nashville Woman Paying $900 a Month on a 275% Loan
A Nashville woman pays $900 a month on a $3,000 loan and still watches her balance grow. Dave Ramsey told her to stop paying entirely, and his reasoning is harder to argue with than you might expect.
CLOSING BELL
Asia
- 🇭🇰 Hang Seng+0.10%
- 🇨🇳 SSE Composite-0.43%
Hong Kong held its ground into the close while Shanghai gave back 0.43%, with offshore China money still buying what mainland investors are selling.
MARKET OPEN
Europe
- 🇬🇧 FTSE 100+0.11%
- 🇩🇪 DAX+0.50%
- 🇫🇷 CAC 40—
London opens barely green while Frankfurt does the heavy lifting, with the DAX up 0.50% at the bell. If you own European exposure, the gap in where the money is going matters more than the headline tick.
$10,000 a Month at 67 for a Single Retiree Who Still Rents: What Will It Really Look Like?
Earning $10,000 a month sounds like retirement comfort, but a single renter at 67 faces a slow-moving financial squeeze where the biggest bill never gets paid off and keeps growing every year.
A Dinosaur Found on a Montana Ranch Is Headed to Auction for $6 Million to $9 Million. A One-Off Fossil Sale Can Be Taxable Without Counting Against His Social Security’s Earnings Test
A retired rancher unearths a seven-figure dinosaur skeleton on family land and suddenly faces a tax puzzle that could reshape his Social Security checks for years. Whether that windfall counts as a lucky find or a fossil business changes everything.
Your ACA Subsidy for 2026 Was an Estimate. Earn $5,000 More Than You Guessed and the IRS Takes the Difference Back in April, and Above 400% of the Poverty Line the Clawback Has No Cap
A $5,000 income bump in retirement can trigger a tax bill many times its size when ACA subsidies snap back, and for 2026 the federal government removed the safety net that once limited how much you owe.
Suze Orman Has a Blunt Warning About Raiding Your 401(k) to Kill Credit Card Debt
Wiping out $30,000 in credit card debt with retirement savings sounds like a clean escape, but the tax code can quietly turn that move into a far deeper hole than the one you started with.