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Gerelyn Terzo | Jul 8, 2026 at 10:02 AM EDT

A 71-Year-Old Nurse Rents Out a Spare Room to Stay Afloat. The Extra Income Taxes Her Social Security and Could Raise Her Medicare Premium.

She is 71, still working as an operating room nurse, drawing Social Security, and enrolled in Medicare. She has a…

Danielle Liverance | Jul 8, 2026 at 9:45 AM EDT

Retired Social Worker Lost $300,000 to a Gold Coin Scam, And She Just Discovered She’s Triggered An IRMAA Surprise

Barbara Putnam, 73, spent 40 years as a social worker and mental health program manager for the state of Washington,…

Drew Wood | Jul 8, 2026 at 8:39 AM EDT

Her $0 Advantage Plan Covered Everything — Until the Out-of-Network Surgeon

A 68-year-old retiree in Ohio picked a $0-premium Medicare Advantage HMO at age 65. Three years later, a shoulder tear…

Danielle Liverance | Jul 8, 2026 at 8:38 AM EDT

Trump Says New Accounts Will Make Kids ‘Very Rich.’ We Ran The Numbers.

President Trump rang the opening bells of the NYSE and NASDAQ from the Oval Office on July 4, 2026, officially…

Drew Wood | Jul 8, 2026 at 7:11 AM EDT

How A 2.5% Yield Can Turn Into A Retirement Paycheck That Keeps Growing

The average American household spent $78,535 in 2024, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey. Round…

Carl Sullivan | Jul 8, 2026 at 7:07 AM EDT

70-Year-Old Discovers a $140,000 Tax Bill Hiding in His Late Wife’s Inherited IRA

A 70-year-old widower sits down with the paperwork from his late wife’s IRA custodian. The form has a box already…

Gerelyn Terzo | Jul 8, 2026 at 7:00 AM EDT

SpaceX Just Joined the Nasdaq 100. For a 68-Year-Old With Index Funds in His IRA, It’s Silently Inflating the RMD Waiting at 73.

Picture a 68-year-old retired engineer outside Columbus. He collects about $2,400 a month from Social Security, has roughly $900,000 in…

Drew Wood | Jul 8, 2026 at 6:11 AM EDT

The Dividend Growth Formula That Turns $500,000 Into a Six-Figure Income Stream

Turning $500,000 into $100,000 of annual income requires a 20% yield, and no durable, diversified income portfolio should be built…

Gerelyn Terzo | Jul 8, 2026 at 6:03 AM EDT

A Retiring CFO Deferred Part of Her Pay for Years to Cut Taxes. How Those Payouts Land Now Decides Whether They Torpedo Her Social Security.

She is 64, weeks from stepping down as finance chief after over a decade in the role, and the spreadsheet…

Drew Wood | Jul 8, 2026 at 5:13 AM EDT

He Downsized to a Condo at 68. The Home-Sale Profit Doubled His Medicare Premium in 2026.

A 68-year-old widower sold the four-bedroom colonial he had owned since 1994, moved into a low-maintenance condo, and pocketed a…

Drew Wood | Jul 8, 2026 at 1:02 AM EDT

Why Today’s Dividend Yield May Be The Least Important Number In Your Portfolio

A 2% yield looks weak next to a 10% high-yield fund, at least on day one. Most income screens sort…

Michael Williams | Jul 7, 2026 at 8:34 PM EDT

Drop Five Years of Gifts Into a Kid’s College Fund in One Shot Without Triggering the Gift Tax

If you have a 529 college savings plan, or you’re about to open one for a kid or grandkid, the…

Michael Williams | Jul 7, 2026 at 8:17 PM EDT

Retire at 50 With Zero Early-Withdrawal Penalty: The 457(b) Trick Cops and Firefighters Leave Buried for 15 Years

Most cops and firefighters can walk away from the job at 50 with a pension. Fewer realize their 457(b) deferred…

Michael Williams | Jul 7, 2026 at 7:28 PM EDT

The Difference Between a 37% Tax Bill and a 0% One Is How Long You Held the Stock

If you own individual stocks in a regular taxable brokerage account, the IRS quietly hands you one of the biggest…

Michael Williams | Jul 7, 2026 at 7:13 PM EDT

Put Beehives on Your Land and Your Property Tax Can Drop by Thousands

If you own between five and 20 acres in Texas (and a handful of other states with similar rules), a…

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A 71-Year-Old Nurse Rents Out a Spare Room to Stay Afloat. The Extra Income Taxes Her Social Security and Could Raise Her Medicare Premium.

Retired Social Worker Lost $300,000 to a Gold Coin Scam, And She Just Discovered She’s Triggered An IRMAA Surprise

Her $0 Advantage Plan Covered Everything — Until the Out-of-Network Surgeon

Trump Says New Accounts Will Make Kids ‘Very Rich.’ We Ran The Numbers.

How A 2.5% Yield Can Turn Into A Retirement Paycheck That Keeps Growing

70-Year-Old Discovers a $140,000 Tax Bill Hiding in His Late Wife’s Inherited IRA

SpaceX Just Joined the Nasdaq 100. For a 68-Year-Old With Index Funds in His IRA, It’s Silently Inflating the RMD Waiting at 73.

The Dividend Growth Formula That Turns $500,000 Into a Six-Figure Income Stream

A Retiring CFO Deferred Part of Her Pay for Years to Cut Taxes. How Those Payouts Land Now Decides Whether They Torpedo Her Social Security.

He Downsized to a Condo at 68. The Home-Sale Profit Doubled His Medicare Premium in 2026.

Why Today’s Dividend Yield May Be The Least Important Number In Your Portfolio

Drop Five Years of Gifts Into a Kid’s College Fund in One Shot Without Triggering the Gift Tax

Retire at 50 With Zero Early-Withdrawal Penalty: The 457(b) Trick Cops and Firefighters Leave Buried for 15 Years

The Difference Between a 37% Tax Bill and a 0% One Is How Long You Held the Stock

Put Beehives on Your Land and Your Property Tax Can Drop by Thousands

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‘I Didn’t Ask My Wife’s Opinion About Anything. I Just Went and Did Whatever I Wanted’: Dave Ramsey to a 29-Year-Old Groom on Building Generational Wealth

‘You Have Far More Investment Choices’: Suze Orman to a Caller Trapped in a $114,000 Lump-Sum 401(k) Rollover

This 1 Momentum ETF Is Still Beating the S&P 500 With Lower Drawdowns

'I Didn't Ask My Wife's Opinion About Anything. I Just Went and Did Whatever I Wanted': Dave Ramsey to a 29-Year-Old Groom on Building Generational Wealth

'You Have Far More Investment Choices': Suze Orman to a Caller Trapped in a $114,000 Lump-Sum 401(k) Rollover

‘I Didn’t Ask My Wife’s Opinion About Anything. I Just Went and Did Whatever I Wanted’: Dave Ramsey to a 29-Year-Old Groom on Building Generational Wealth

‘You Have Far More Investment Choices’: Suze Orman to a Caller Trapped in a $114,000 Lump-Sum 401(k) Rollover

Personal Finance Articles

All Personal Finance Articles

A 71-Year-Old Nurse Rents Out a Spare Room to Stay Afloat. The Extra Income Taxes Her Social Security and Could Raise Her Medicare Premium.

Retired Social Worker Lost $300,000 to a Gold Coin Scam, And She Just Discovered She’s Triggered An IRMAA Surprise

Her $0 Advantage Plan Covered Everything — Until the Out-of-Network Surgeon

Trump Says New Accounts Will Make Kids ‘Very Rich.’ We Ran The Numbers.

How A 2.5% Yield Can Turn Into A Retirement Paycheck That Keeps Growing

70-Year-Old Discovers a $140,000 Tax Bill Hiding in His Late Wife’s Inherited IRA

SpaceX Just Joined the Nasdaq 100. For a 68-Year-Old With Index Funds in His IRA, It’s Silently Inflating the RMD Waiting at 73.

The Dividend Growth Formula That Turns $500,000 Into a Six-Figure Income Stream

A Retiring CFO Deferred Part of Her Pay for Years to Cut Taxes. How Those Payouts Land Now Decides Whether They Torpedo Her Social Security.

He Downsized to a Condo at 68. The Home-Sale Profit Doubled His Medicare Premium in 2026.

Why Today’s Dividend Yield May Be The Least Important Number In Your Portfolio

Drop Five Years of Gifts Into a Kid’s College Fund in One Shot Without Triggering the Gift Tax

Retire at 50 With Zero Early-Withdrawal Penalty: The 457(b) Trick Cops and Firefighters Leave Buried for 15 Years

The Difference Between a 37% Tax Bill and a 0% One Is How Long You Held the Stock

Put Beehives on Your Land and Your Property Tax Can Drop by Thousands

Live: Will Alphabet Smash Q2 Earnings Tonight After Berkshire Hathaway’s Big Bet?

Live: Will Tesla Crush Tonight’s Q2 Earnings After Big Delivery Volume Beat?

Live: Will ServiceNow’s Q2 Earnings Tonight Drive a Rebound After 38% YTD Decline?

‘I Didn’t Ask My Wife’s Opinion About Anything. I Just Went and Did Whatever I Wanted’: Dave Ramsey to a 29-Year-Old Groom on Building Generational Wealth

‘You Have Far More Investment Choices’: Suze Orman to a Caller Trapped in a $114,000 Lump-Sum 401(k) Rollover

This 1 Momentum ETF Is Still Beating the S&P 500 With Lower Drawdowns

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