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AJ Tiarsmith | Yesterday

This Couple Built a $1.5 Million Net Worth, But Most of It Is Locked Away With Penalties Attached. They’re Stuck in the “Middle-Class Trap.”

Emily hesitates before buying strawberries, even though she and her husband have built a net worth approaching $1.5 million. The…

Gerelyn Terzo | Yesterday

He Sold His HVAC Business and Trucks in One Year. Two Years Later, Medicare Billed Him Like a Millionaire.

An HVAC contractor sold his business, paid his taxes, and booked a trip to Portugal. Two years later, Medicare sent…

Gerelyn Terzo | Yesterday

Texas Wants to Give Homeowners a Property Tax Break at 55. Could Your State Be Next?

A Texas proposal could make 55 the new 65 for property-tax relief, and the political forces driving it are already…

Marc Guberti | Yesterday

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 | Yesterday

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 | Yesterday

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 | Yesterday

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…

Michael Williams | Yesterday

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 | Yesterday

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 | Yesterday

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 | Yesterday

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 | Yesterday

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 | Yesterday

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 | Yesterday

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 | Yesterday

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…

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This Couple Built a $1.5 Million Net Worth, But Most of It Is Locked Away With Penalties Attached. They’re Stuck in the “Middle-Class Trap.”

He Sold His HVAC Business and Trucks in One Year. Two Years Later, Medicare Billed Him Like a Millionaire.

Texas Wants to Give Homeowners a Property Tax Break at 55. Could Your State Be Next?

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

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.

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This Couple Built a $1.5 Million Net Worth, But Most of It Is Locked Away With Penalties Attached. They’re Stuck in the “Middle-Class Trap.”

He Sold His HVAC Business and Trucks in One Year. Two Years Later, Medicare Billed Him Like a Millionaire.

Texas Wants to Give Homeowners a Property Tax Break at 55. Could Your State Be Next?

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

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

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