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Gerelyn Terzo | 31 minutes 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 | 1 hour 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 | 4 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 | 4 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…

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David Beren | 5 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 | 5 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 | 6 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 | 6 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…

Gerelyn Terzo | 8 hours ago

She Sold Long-Held Stock at a Gain the Year After Her Husband Died. Her Filing Status Just Halved Her Medicare Premium Thresholds.

Widows who sell stock to simplify a shared portfolio often discover, two years later and hundreds of dollars per month…

Danielle Liverance | 9 hours ago

Does Your Pension Count Toward the 15% Retirement Rule? Dave Ramsey Breaks Down the Math

Millions of public-sector workers assume their mandatory pension contribution checks the retirement savings box, but Dave Ramsey says that logic…

Gerelyn Terzo | 9 hours ago

He Was Pushed Out at 63 in an AI Restructuring. Why This Couple Is Claiming His Wife’s Smaller Check First, Not His.

When an AI restructuring wiped out his job at 63, this couple faced a Social Security timing decision that most…

Marc Guberti | 18 hours ago

The $1.2 Million 401(k) Tax Trap That Costs Retirees 40% in Hidden Surcharges

A retiree with over a million dollars saved and Social Security already locked in can still watch three separate government…

Michael Williams | 18 hours ago

$3,000 a Month in Sun City: Here’s How to Retire There at 62 Without Touching Your Savings

Retiring at 62 in Sun City on $3,000 a month without ever selling a share sounds impossible until you see…

Marc Guberti | 23 hours ago

The Roth Conversion Window That Closes Faster Than Most 401(k) Savers Expect

A $1.5 million traditional 401(k) feels like a retirement win until you see what the IRS, Medicare, and Social Security…

Carl Sullivan | 23 hours ago

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Most heirs think they have a full decade to figure out an inherited IRA, but the IRS finalized a rule…

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

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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

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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

She Sold Long-Held Stock at a Gain the Year After Her Husband Died. Her Filing Status Just Halved Her Medicare Premium Thresholds.

Does Your Pension Count Toward the 15% Retirement Rule? Dave Ramsey Breaks Down the Math

He Was Pushed Out at 63 in an AI Restructuring. Why This Couple Is Claiming His Wife’s Smaller Check First, Not His.

The $1.2 Million 401(k) Tax Trap That Costs Retirees 40% in Hidden Surcharges

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

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