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Marc Guberti | 56 minutes ago

The $1.3 Million 401(k) Trap: Why Converting $130,000 at Once Costs $19,800 More Than It Should

Converting a 401(k) to a Roth sounds straightforward until the tax bill arrives and reveals a costly mistake hiding inside…

Michael Williams | 3 hours ago

Snowbirding Sounds Like the Dream Retirement but The Math on Two Homes Is Brutal

Chasing 70 degrees year-round by splitting time between a northern home and a Florida getaway sounds like a retirement sweet…

Michael Williams | 3 hours ago

How $400,000 in BDC ETFs Can Pay $36,000 a Year and What the Default Risk Really Looks Like

BDC ETFs dangle yields that could replace a Social Security check from a fraction of the capital, but the fine…

Michael Williams | 4 hours ago

The Hidden Costs of The Villages Nobody Mentions Until You Move In

The napkin math looks clean until you move in and find three or four line items the sales center never…

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Michael Williams | 5 hours ago

The $2,200 a Month European Retirement Americans Keep Overlooking

Most retirement calculators miss a tax provision that quietly rewrites the math on a European retirement, and the country hiding…

Gerelyn Terzo | 5 hours ago

Medicare Advantage Has a 12-Month Trial Period With a Full Escape Hatch. Almost Nobody Uses It in Time.

Federal law hands every new Medicare Advantage enrollee a one-time escape hatch back to full Medigap coverage, no health questions…

Michael Williams | 7 hours ago

A $550,000 Portfolio That Quietly Pays a 62-Year-Old $3,400 a Month Until Social Security Kicks In

Stopping work at 62 while waiting for a bigger Social Security check sounds clean on paper, but the math gets…

David Beren | 8 hours ago

Social Security Spousal Benefits Can Add Up to $10,000 a Year. Most Couples Never Claim Them Correctly

Most married couples file for Social Security as two separate decisions and never realize the coordination strategy they skipped could…

Gerelyn Terzo | 9 hours ago

She Didn’t Want to Sell the Farm. Selling the Development Rights Instead Could Still Cost Her on Social Security and Medicare.

Selling the development rights to a family farm can feel like the perfect compromise, but a single lump-sum payment has…

David Beren | 9 hours ago

58% Are Confident About Retirement. 46% Have Never Calculated What They Actually Need.

Most Americans say they feel good about retiring on schedule, yet a surprisingly large share have never done the math…

Gerelyn Terzo | 10 hours ago

A Veteran Takes Up Trucking in His 60s. The New Paycheck Can Grow His Social Security, or Shrink It, Depending on One Thing.

A retired Army sergeant trades his pension and alarm-clock freedom for a trucking paycheck, only to discover that one birthday…

Michael Williams | 10 hours ago

How to Build $4,000 a Month in Dividend Income Without Selling a Single Share

Generating $48,000 a year in dividends sounds like a retirement fantasy until you see how the math actually splits across…

David Beren | 11 hours ago

His First RMD Arrived in December, and It Pushed His Medicare Premium Up Two Brackets

One December distribution transformed a retiree's Medicare bill in a way he never saw coming, and the math behind how…

David Beren | 13 hours ago

Medigap Has a One-Time, 6-Month Window at 65. Miss It and Insurers Can Say No Forever.

Most people turning 65 get exactly one shot at supplemental Medicare coverage with no health questions asked, and the clock…

David Beren | 13 hours ago

Required Minimum Distributions Can Push Retirees Into a Higher Tax Bracket. Here’s How to Plan Ahead

A retirement portfolio that looks perfectly planned can unravel fast once mandatory withdrawals begin stacking on top of Social Security…

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The $1.3 Million 401(k) Trap: Why Converting $130,000 at Once Costs $19,800 More Than It Should

Snowbirding Sounds Like the Dream Retirement but The Math on Two Homes Is Brutal

Personal Finance Articles

The $1.3 Million 401(k) Trap: Why Converting $130,000 at Once Costs $19,800 More Than It Should

Snowbirding Sounds Like the Dream Retirement but The Math on Two Homes Is Brutal

How $400,000 in BDC ETFs Can Pay $36,000 a Year and What the Default Risk Really Looks Like

The Hidden Costs of The Villages Nobody Mentions Until You Move In

All Personal Finance Articles

The $2,200 a Month European Retirement Americans Keep Overlooking

Medicare Advantage Has a 12-Month Trial Period With a Full Escape Hatch. Almost Nobody Uses It in Time.

A $550,000 Portfolio That Quietly Pays a 62-Year-Old $3,400 a Month Until Social Security Kicks In

Social Security Spousal Benefits Can Add Up to $10,000 a Year. Most Couples Never Claim Them Correctly

She Didn’t Want to Sell the Farm. Selling the Development Rights Instead Could Still Cost Her on Social Security and Medicare.

58% Are Confident About Retirement. 46% Have Never Calculated What They Actually Need.

A Veteran Takes Up Trucking in His 60s. The New Paycheck Can Grow His Social Security, or Shrink It, Depending on One Thing.

How to Build $4,000 a Month in Dividend Income Without Selling a Single Share

His First RMD Arrived in December, and It Pushed His Medicare Premium Up Two Brackets

Medigap Has a One-Time, 6-Month Window at 65. Miss It and Insurers Can Say No Forever.

Required Minimum Distributions Can Push Retirees Into a Higher Tax Bracket. Here’s How to Plan Ahead

The $1.3 Million 401(k) Trap: Why Converting $130,000 at Once Costs $19,800 More Than It Should

Snowbirding Sounds Like the Dream Retirement but The Math on Two Homes Is Brutal

How $400,000 in BDC ETFs Can Pay $36,000 a Year and What the Default Risk Really Looks Like

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The $1.3 Million 401(k) Trap: Why Converting $130,000 at Once Costs $19,800 More Than It Should

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