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Ian Cooper | 11 hours ago

Hold Appreciated Stock Until Death: How One Family Avoids $320,000 in Capital Gains Tax

A married couple in their late seventies sitting on $1.6 million in a taxable brokerage account, with a cost basis…

David Beren | 11 hours ago

Miss This Medicare Deadline and You’ll Pay a Penalty for Life

Medicare’s Part B and Part D late-enrollment penalties are permanent surcharges that attach when someone eligible for Medicare fails to…

Drew Wood | 11 hours ago

He Wants to Retire to Malaysia. She Thinks He Has Lost His Mind. Can the Math Convince Her?

One spouse has spent a year on expat YouTube and wants to sell the house and move to Penang, Malaysia.…

Gerelyn Terzo | 12 hours ago

An Inherited IRA Created Income She Never Asked for, and a $6,936 Medicare Surcharge She Never Saw Coming

The Inheritance That Arrived as a Tax Bill She is 66, retired, on Medicare, and living comfortably on Social Security…

Michael Williams | 12 hours ago

Social Security Gets Taxed Once Provisional Income Crosses $34,000. Most Single Retirees Miss It

A single retiree, age 70, drawing $24,000 a year in Social Security, pulling $30,000 from a traditional IRA, and collecting…

Danielle Liverance | 13 hours ago

Clark Howard Praised a Listener Who Built a $1.3 Million Roth and the Reason Has Nothing to Do With Income Tax

On the March 27, 2026 episode of his podcast titled “Avoid Two Costly 401(k) Mistakes,” consumer expert Clark Howard delivered…

David Beren | 13 hours ago

5 Medicare Surprises That Catch Retirees Off Guard After 65

Medicare enrollment paperwork makes the program look simple: turn 65, sign up, get coverage. The first premium bill, hospital stay,…

Austin Smith | 13 hours ago

A 73 Year Old With $1.6 Million in a Traditional 401(k) Faces a $60,400 First RMD That Quietly Triggers an IRMAA Surcharge

A single retiree turns 73 this year sitting on $1.6 million in a traditional 401(k) and a $3,000 monthly Social…

David Beren | 13 hours ago

A 2024 Asset Sale Could Spike Your 2026 Medicare Premium by Hundreds a Month

A retiree posted on Reddit’s r/medicare in recent weeks, asking why her mother’s Part B premium notice for 2026 jumped…

Marc Guberti | 14 hours ago

The Roth Conversion Window That Closes at 63: How to Save on IRMAA Surcharges Before Medicare

A 60-year-old sitting on $1.7 million in a traditional 401(k) just walked into the most valuable tax window of their…

Drew Wood | 14 hours ago

The Dividend Growth Strategy That Turns $50,000 a Year Into $125,000 Without Investing Another Dollar

A $50,000 dividend income stream looks unimpressive next to a $100,000 high-yield payout. Twenty years later, the comparison may look…

Michael Williams | 14 hours ago

Dave Ramsey to 57-Year-Old With $950K Saved: “You’re One of America’s Success Stories”

When Donald from Boston called The Ramsey Show recently, he expected a scolding. At 57, with a wife who is…

David Beren | 14 hours ago

Medicare Part B Just Crossed $200 a Month, Here’s What It Means for Retirees

The standard Medicare Part B premium crossed a new line in January: beneficiaries with income below the first surcharge tier…

Michael Williams | 15 hours ago

‘You’re Under the Illusion That You’re Good at This, and You’re Not’: Dave Ramsey to 24-Year-Old With $30,000 in Gambling Debt

On the June 10, 2026 episode of The Ramsey Show, “Start Telling Your Money What To Do,” a caller named…

Gerelyn Terzo | 16 hours ago

She Never Sold a Single Share. A Year-End Mutual Fund Payout Still Added $1,052 to Her 2026 Medicare Bill.

The Surprise Inside the 1099-DIV She is 67, retired, on Medicare, and proud of how carefully she has managed money…

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Hold Appreciated Stock Until Death: How One Family Avoids $320,000 in Capital Gains Tax

Miss This Medicare Deadline and You’ll Pay a Penalty for Life

He Wants to Retire to Malaysia. She Thinks He Has Lost His Mind. Can the Math Convince Her?

An Inherited IRA Created Income She Never Asked for, and a $6,936 Medicare Surcharge She Never Saw Coming

Social Security Gets Taxed Once Provisional Income Crosses $34,000. Most Single Retirees Miss It

Clark Howard Praised a Listener Who Built a $1.3 Million Roth and the Reason Has Nothing to Do With Income Tax

5 Medicare Surprises That Catch Retirees Off Guard After 65

A 73 Year Old With $1.6 Million in a Traditional 401(k) Faces a $60,400 First RMD That Quietly Triggers an IRMAA Surcharge

A 2024 Asset Sale Could Spike Your 2026 Medicare Premium by Hundreds a Month

The Roth Conversion Window That Closes at 63: How to Save on IRMAA Surcharges Before Medicare

The Dividend Growth Strategy That Turns $50,000 a Year Into $125,000 Without Investing Another Dollar

Dave Ramsey to 57-Year-Old With $950K Saved: “You’re One of America’s Success Stories”

Medicare Part B Just Crossed $200 a Month, Here’s What It Means for Retirees

‘You’re Under the Illusion That You’re Good at This, and You’re Not’: Dave Ramsey to 24-Year-Old With $30,000 in Gambling Debt

She Never Sold a Single Share. A Year-End Mutual Fund Payout Still Added $1,052 to Her 2026 Medicare Bill.

Is XRP About to Bounce? XRP FUD Just Hit the Same Low That Sparked a 50% Rally

Retired and Considering Remarrying? Five Questions That Determine Whether You Should

The Fed Just Triggered a Sharp Tech-Sector Sell-Off: Here Is the 1 Dirt-Cheap Financial Disruptor I’m Buying Hand Over Fist

Retired and Considering Remarrying? Five Questions That Determine Whether You Should

He Wants to Spend Retirement Restoring Classic Cars. How Large a Portfolio Does He Need?

Is XRP About to Bounce? XRP FUD Just Hit the Same Low That Sparked a 50% Rally

Retired and Considering Remarrying? Five Questions That Determine Whether You Should

Personal Finance Articles

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Hold Appreciated Stock Until Death: How One Family Avoids $320,000 in Capital Gains Tax

Miss This Medicare Deadline and You’ll Pay a Penalty for Life

He Wants to Retire to Malaysia. She Thinks He Has Lost His Mind. Can the Math Convince Her?

An Inherited IRA Created Income She Never Asked for, and a $6,936 Medicare Surcharge She Never Saw Coming

Social Security Gets Taxed Once Provisional Income Crosses $34,000. Most Single Retirees Miss It

Clark Howard Praised a Listener Who Built a $1.3 Million Roth and the Reason Has Nothing to Do With Income Tax

5 Medicare Surprises That Catch Retirees Off Guard After 65

A 73 Year Old With $1.6 Million in a Traditional 401(k) Faces a $60,400 First RMD That Quietly Triggers an IRMAA Surcharge

A 2024 Asset Sale Could Spike Your 2026 Medicare Premium by Hundreds a Month

The Roth Conversion Window That Closes at 63: How to Save on IRMAA Surcharges Before Medicare

The Dividend Growth Strategy That Turns $50,000 a Year Into $125,000 Without Investing Another Dollar

Dave Ramsey to 57-Year-Old With $950K Saved: “You’re One of America’s Success Stories”

Medicare Part B Just Crossed $200 a Month, Here’s What It Means for Retirees

‘You’re Under the Illusion That You’re Good at This, and You’re Not’: Dave Ramsey to 24-Year-Old With $30,000 in Gambling Debt

She Never Sold a Single Share. A Year-End Mutual Fund Payout Still Added $1,052 to Her 2026 Medicare Bill.

Is XRP About to Bounce? XRP FUD Just Hit the Same Low That Sparked a 50% Rally

Retired and Considering Remarrying? Five Questions That Determine Whether You Should

The Fed Just Triggered a Sharp Tech-Sector Sell-Off: Here Is the 1 Dirt-Cheap Financial Disruptor I’m Buying Hand Over Fist

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