Maurie Backman
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Investing

I’m 66 With $1.9 Million in Investments. Should I Withdraw $400k to Buy a Vacation Home?

Jul 18, 2025
Personal Finance

I Sold Pfizer at a 13% Loss – Here’s Why I’m Choosing Stability Over Risk

Jul 17, 2025
Investing

What The Brand New Inflation Numbers Mean for Your 2026 Social Security COLA

Jul 16, 2025
Personal Finance

Is $38,000 Too Much for My First Year of Mechanical Engineering at Ohio State University?

Jul 16, 2025
Investing

The Surprising Truth About Social Security Running Out of Money

Jul 15, 2025
Investing

Are Social Security Cuts Really Going To Affect You?

Jul 13, 2025
Investing

Why Dave Ramsey Might Be Wrong About Social Security Timing in 2025

Jul 12, 2025
Investing

65 With $900K in Retirement Savings—Can You Really Live on Dividends Alone?

Jul 11, 2025
Investing

2 ETFs That Are Perfect For Retirement Income

Jul 10, 2025
Investing

2 High-Yield Schwab ETFs That Cut Big Dividends

Jul 6, 2025
Investing

Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Helps Out Boomers, But Young People Pay the Price

Jul 5, 2025
Personal Finance

It’s Been 3 Years Since My Father Passed. His 401(k) Is Still Out of Reach

Jul 4, 2025
Investing

These Seniors Are Left Out of The Big Beautiful Bill’s Big Tax Break

Jul 3, 2025
Personal Finance

States With the Largest and Smallest Social Security Checks

Jul 1, 2025
Personal Finance

9 States That Tax Social Security and 41 That Don’t

Jun 30, 2025
Investing

I collect $500 a month in dividend income, and here’s how you can, too

Jun 29, 2025
Investing

Does a total stock market index fund make sense for me, or am I missing out?

Jun 28, 2025
Investing

How do people who get 75% of their income or more from Social Security get by?

Jun 27, 2025
Investing

TQQQ vs. VOO: 2x Tech Leverage or S&P 500 Simplicity — What Should You Own

Jun 27, 2025
Investing

Gold And Silver Prices Keep Going Vertical

Jun 27, 2025