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Michael Williams | 5 minutes ago

Social Security COLAs Are Poised to Disappear, Possibly Forever – Here’s Why

Every January for a decade, the same small ritual: she opens the envelope, finds the new Social Security cost-of-living adjustment,…

Drew Wood | 2 hours ago

Everyone Wants to Leave California. Should Retirees Follow the Crowd?

A couple in their early 70s sits on a paid-off California home and watches a familiar pattern unfold. Friends leave…

Drew Wood | 3 hours ago

Sell the House in Retirement and Medicare Bills You for It 24 Months Later.

A couple sold their longtime home in 2024 for $1.2 million after buying it decades ago for $300,000. After applying…

Austin Smith | 3 hours ago

How High-Yield Savings Accounts and Money Markets Compare for Savers

A high-yield savings account (HYSA) is the close cousin of a money market account (MMA). They are both federally insured…

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Gerelyn Terzo | 3 hours ago

Most Men Don’t Know They Can Claim Social Security on an Ex-Wife’s Record. At 67, He Learned He Could, No Permission Needed.

The Assumption That Costs Men Money He is 67, divorced after a 14-year marriage, and currently single. For years he…

Drew Wood | 4 hours ago

Ignore Every Utility Bill And Still Keep The Lights On. Here’s How

Utility bills are among the few expenses retirees never truly escape. The lights stay on, the water keeps running, the…

David Beren | 5 hours ago

Americans Need $1.6 Million to Retire. The Median 55-Year-Old Has $205,341.

Charles Schwab’s (NYSE:SCHW | SCHW Price Prediction) most recent 401(k) Participant Survey put the retirement ‘magic number’ at $1.6 million…

Drew Wood | 6 hours ago

He Retired at 66 With a Pension. It Quietly Pushed Him Into the Top IRMAA Bracket for Life.

A 66-year-old executive retires in 2024 with a $410,000 annual pension, $52,000 in Social Security, and roughly $50,000 in dividend…

Drew Wood | 7 hours ago

Same Portfolio. Same Retirement. A 10-Mile Move Costs One Couple $10,000 A Year

Two couples crossed the same retirement starting line. Each ended a long career, locked in a $1 million dividend portfolio,…

Gerelyn Terzo | 7 hours ago

She Remarried at 62 and Assumed She Lost Her Late Husband’s Survivor Benefit. The Age-60 Rule Says Otherwise.

She is 63, widowed in her late fifties, and remarried at 62. For months she assumed that remarrying meant losing…

Drew Wood | 8 hours ago

An Inherited IRA Quietly Adds Hundreds to Your Monthly Medicare Premium.

A 68-year-old widow in Ohio inherited her brother’s $400,000 traditional IRA in 2024. As a non-spouse beneficiary, she generally has…

Danielle Liverance | 8 hours ago

Robert, Past 70.5, Asks Clark Howard What to Do With RMDs From Three Retirement Accounts

A caller named Robert phoned into The Clark Howard Show with a problem most savers would love to have: the…

Drew Wood | 9 hours ago

Celebration or Cotino? Which Disney Community Makes More Sense For Retirees?

A couple in their 60s grew up on Disney. They honeymooned in Orlando, took their children to Disneyland and Walt…

Austin Smith | 10 hours ago

Why You Need a High-Yield Savings Account for Short-Term Goals and Cash Reserves, from a Personal Finance Expert

A high-yield savings account (HYSA) is an FDIC-insured deposit account that pays significantly more interest than a traditional savings account…

Carl Sullivan | 10 hours ago

Social Security Fairness Act Slams 71-Year-Old Retired Teacher With IRMAA Penalty

A retired public school teacher, age 71, lives on a $48,000 state pension and pulls roughly $36,000 a year from…

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Social Security COLAs Are Poised to Disappear, Possibly Forever – Here’s Why

Everyone Wants to Leave California. Should Retirees Follow the Crowd?

Personal Finance Articles

Social Security COLAs Are Poised to Disappear, Possibly Forever – Here’s Why

Everyone Wants to Leave California. Should Retirees Follow the Crowd?

Sell the House in Retirement and Medicare Bills You for It 24 Months Later.

How High-Yield Savings Accounts and Money Markets Compare for Savers

All Personal Finance Articles

Most Men Don’t Know They Can Claim Social Security on an Ex-Wife’s Record. At 67, He Learned He Could, No Permission Needed.

Ignore Every Utility Bill And Still Keep The Lights On. Here’s How

Americans Need $1.6 Million to Retire. The Median 55-Year-Old Has $205,341.

He Retired at 66 With a Pension. It Quietly Pushed Him Into the Top IRMAA Bracket for Life.

Same Portfolio. Same Retirement. A 10-Mile Move Costs One Couple $10,000 A Year

She Remarried at 62 and Assumed She Lost Her Late Husband’s Survivor Benefit. The Age-60 Rule Says Otherwise.

An Inherited IRA Quietly Adds Hundreds to Your Monthly Medicare Premium.

Robert, Past 70.5, Asks Clark Howard What to Do With RMDs From Three Retirement Accounts

Celebration or Cotino? Which Disney Community Makes More Sense For Retirees?

Why You Need a High-Yield Savings Account for Short-Term Goals and Cash Reserves, from a Personal Finance Expert

Social Security Fairness Act Slams 71-Year-Old Retired Teacher With IRMAA Penalty

Social Security COLAs Are Poised to Disappear, Possibly Forever – Here’s Why

Everyone Wants to Leave California. Should Retirees Follow the Crowd?

Sell the House in Retirement and Medicare Bills You for It 24 Months Later.

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