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Michael Williams | 2 minutes ago

The Real Cost of Retiring in Hawaii on Nothing but a Single Pension

A single pension, a paid-off condo, and thirty years in the most expensive island state in America sounds like a…

Michael Williams | 4 minutes ago

He Turned 50, Walked Off the Job, and Tapped His $900,000 401(k) With Zero Penalty. The Age Rule Written for One Kind of Worker

Congress quietly carved a retirement loophole for a specific list of job titles that lets certain workers raid their 401(k)…

Michael Williams | 19 minutes ago

‘Who Loans Somebody $175,000 to Get an Almost Degree?’: Dave Ramsey Unloads on an Army Soldier Whose Wife Has $177K in Student Debt and No Degree

A 20-year-old soldier just married, about to become a father, and sitting across from a $177,000 student loan balance his…

Michael Williams | 28 minutes ago

Let’s Be Real. For Most Retirees, Only One Caribbean Island Actually Works

Every Caribbean island looks promising until Medicare, currency risk, and hurricane season start collapsing the spreadsheet. One territory survives the…

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Marc Guberti | 56 minutes ago

Before You Tap Your 401(k) in Retirement, Make Sure You Know This Three-Bucket Rule

Most retirees drain their 401(k) first and assume the math works out, but the account you tap and the order…

Michael Williams | 1 hour ago

“Buy, Borrow, Die”: The Three-Word Strategy That Lets the Wealthy Spend Millions and Never Pay Capital Gains Tax

Billionaires routinely spend millions from their investment portfolios without ever triggering a capital gains tax bill, and the statute that…

David Beren | 3 hours ago

1 in 5 Americans Over 50 Has Nothing Saved for Retirement. Here’s the Catch-Up Math That Still Works at 55.

Starting retirement savings at 55 with nothing in the bank sounds like a financial death sentence, but the current tax…

Gerelyn Terzo | 3 hours ago

Her Last Paycheck Included 30 Weeks of Severance. Her First Medicare Premium Included a Surcharge.

A lump-sum severance at 63 can quietly set your Medicare premium at 65, and most people only discover the connection…

Gerelyn Terzo | 4 hours ago

She Converted $25,000 to a Roth to Cut Future Taxes. It Cost Her the Senior Property-Tax Freeze, and Her Medicare Premium Could Be Next.

A routine Roth conversion that looked like smart tax planning quietly triggered a cascade of losses this Chicago retiree never…

Gerelyn Terzo | 7 hours ago

He Cashed Out His Bitcoin at 68 to Play It Safe. Medicare Read It as a Six-Figure Raise.

Selling Bitcoin to play it safe sounds like a responsible retirement move, but a quiet Medicare rule can turn that…

Don Lair | 8 hours ago

Is Your Bicentennial Quarter Worth $19,200 or 25 Cents? Here’s How to Tell in 10 Seconds

A Bicentennial quarter sold for over $19,000 at auction, and somewhere in America someone probably has one sitting in a…

David Beren | 8 hours ago

The Triple-Tax-Free Account Most Workers Leave Empty: An HSA at 65 Works Like a Second 401(k), Without the RMDs

Most workers treat an HSA as a use-it-or-lose-it medical fund, but the account quietly transforms at 65 into something far…

Gerelyn Terzo | 8 hours ago

She Has Never Used ChatGPT, but the AI Data Center Boom Is Raiding Her Retirement Electric Bill.

A 72-year-old widow in Illinois never touched an AI product, yet a technology she cannot name is quietly draining her…

Gerelyn Terzo | 9 hours ago

He Took His Pension as a Lump Sum at 65. Two Years Later, Medicare Billed Him Like a Millionaire.

A retiree who hadn't earned a paycheck in two years suddenly owed hundreds more per month to Medicare, and the…

Don Lair | 10 hours ago

10 Ways to Be Exempt From Medicaid’s New 80-Hour Work Rule

Medicaid's new 80-hour work rule sounds universal, but the federal regulation quietly carves out entire categories of people for whom…

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The Real Cost of Retiring in Hawaii on Nothing but a Single Pension

He Turned 50, Walked Off the Job, and Tapped His $900,000 401(k) With Zero Penalty. The Age Rule Written for One Kind of Worker

Personal Finance Articles

The Real Cost of Retiring in Hawaii on Nothing but a Single Pension

He Turned 50, Walked Off the Job, and Tapped His $900,000 401(k) With Zero Penalty. The Age Rule Written for One Kind of Worker

‘Who Loans Somebody $175,000 to Get an Almost Degree?’: Dave Ramsey Unloads on an Army Soldier Whose Wife Has $177K in Student Debt and No Degree

Let’s Be Real. For Most Retirees, Only One Caribbean Island Actually Works

All Personal Finance Articles

Before You Tap Your 401(k) in Retirement, Make Sure You Know This Three-Bucket Rule

“Buy, Borrow, Die”: The Three-Word Strategy That Lets the Wealthy Spend Millions and Never Pay Capital Gains Tax

1 in 5 Americans Over 50 Has Nothing Saved for Retirement. Here’s the Catch-Up Math That Still Works at 55.

Her Last Paycheck Included 30 Weeks of Severance. Her First Medicare Premium Included a Surcharge.

She Converted $25,000 to a Roth to Cut Future Taxes. It Cost Her the Senior Property-Tax Freeze, and Her Medicare Premium Could Be Next.

He Cashed Out His Bitcoin at 68 to Play It Safe. Medicare Read It as a Six-Figure Raise.

Is Your Bicentennial Quarter Worth $19,200 or 25 Cents? Here’s How to Tell in 10 Seconds

The Triple-Tax-Free Account Most Workers Leave Empty: An HSA at 65 Works Like a Second 401(k), Without the RMDs

She Has Never Used ChatGPT, but the AI Data Center Boom Is Raiding Her Retirement Electric Bill.

He Took His Pension as a Lump Sum at 65. Two Years Later, Medicare Billed Him Like a Millionaire.

10 Ways to Be Exempt From Medicaid’s New 80-Hour Work Rule

He Turned 50, Walked Off the Job, and Tapped His $900,000 401(k) With Zero Penalty. The Age Rule Written for One Kind of Worker

‘Who Loans Somebody $175,000 to Get an Almost Degree?’: Dave Ramsey Unloads on an Army Soldier Whose Wife Has $177K in Student Debt and No Degree

Let’s Be Real. For Most Retirees, Only One Caribbean Island Actually Works

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The Real Cost of Retiring in Hawaii on Nothing but a Single Pension

He Turned 50, Walked Off the Job, and Tapped His $900,000 401(k) With Zero Penalty. The Age Rule Written for One Kind of Worker