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Drew Wood | Jun 11, 2026 at 7:04 AM EDT

A $480,000 Portfolio That Showers You With $36,000 a Year Without Touching Principal

Thirty-six thousand dollars a year sits at the center of many retirement plans. It is roughly comparable to the annual…

Michael Williams | Jun 11, 2026 at 6:53 AM EDT

Dave Ramsey’s Shotgun-Wedding Advice to a Pregnant Caller Who Paid Off $80K in Debt

A Philadelphia caller named Monique reached Baby Steps 4, 5, and 6 after wiping out $80,000 in debt in roughly…

Gerelyn Terzo | Jun 11, 2026 at 6:15 AM EDT

Still Earning at 69 With a $300,000 IRA? Why Funding a Traditional Account Now Can Backfire at 73

Picture a household where one spouse, age 69, is still earning roughly $80,000 a year and plans to work another…

Michael Williams | Jun 11, 2026 at 6:07 AM EDT

The $7,500 Math Behind Vivian Tu’s Decision to Reject Parental Wedding Funding

On a recent episode of Net Worth and Chill with Your Rich BFF, host Vivian Tu told her audience how…

Drew Wood | Jun 11, 2026 at 5:57 AM EDT

A $2 Million Dividend Portfolio Cut Its Distribution by $14,400 in One Year and the Holders Did Not Sell

A retired couple with a $2 million dividend-focused portfolio yielding roughly 6%, or $120,000 per year, watched their income stream…

Carl Sullivan | Jun 11, 2026 at 5:48 AM EDT

What Retirement Looks Like With $2.4 Million After Your Spouse’s Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

An early-stage Alzheimer’s diagnosis reshapes retirement planning in a way few other events do. For a 73-year-old couple with $2.4…

Carl Sullivan | Jun 10, 2026 at 3:39 PM EDT

Retired Couple With $1.9 Million Faces $5,800 IRMAA Surprise After Stock Sale

A retired couple sitting on a $1.9 million nest egg opens a letter from Social Security and learns their 2026…

Michael Williams | Jun 10, 2026 at 2:20 PM EDT

A $900,000 Nest Egg at 65 Only Translates to About $36,000 in Real Annual Spending After Taxes and Inflation

A single 65-year-old with $900,000 split across a traditional IRA and a taxable brokerage account, plus a modest Social Security…

David Beren | Jun 10, 2026 at 2:20 PM EDT

8-in-10 Americans Expect High Healthcare Costs in Retirement, and Fidelity’s 2026 Study Shows How They’re Responding

Healthcare in retirement has become the single highest cost Americans cannot reliably predict, and the anxiety around it is now…

David Beren | Jun 10, 2026 at 2:13 PM EDT

Nearly 1-in-3 Americans Don’t Know How Much They’ll Have Saved by Retirement, Fidelity’s 2026 Study Reveals

Fidelity’s 2026 retirement study landed with an optimistic surface read, as 74% of Americans say they have a retirement plan…

Gerelyn Terzo | Jun 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT

The Roth Conversion Window Before Social Security: A Retiree’s Tax Strategy Worth $66,000

The Invisible Stretch Between Retirement and Benefits A 66-year-old retiree stops working, has a sizable traditional IRA, and delays Social…

Christy Bieber | Jun 10, 2026 at 1:59 PM EDT

Nearly 20% of Your Tax Dollars Now Pay Interest On Your Debt. Here’s the 2032 ‘Doomsday Scenario’ That Could Cripple Social Security

In fiscal year 2026, the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the federal budget deficit will total $1.9 trillion, which is…

Carl Sullivan | Jun 10, 2026 at 12:20 PM EDT

What $6,500 a Month Really Looks Like in Retirement With a $1.7 Million Portfolio

A 66-year-old couple with a $1.7 million portfolio and $40,000 in combined annual Social Security looks like a textbook retirement…

Austin Smith | Jun 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT

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…

Drew Wood | Jun 10, 2026 at 11:33 AM EDT

Can You Afford To Retire To Trump Tower? We Ran the Budget. It’s a Lot.

Can someone with a substantial retirement portfolio realistically retire in Trump Tower? To find out, we approached it the same…

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A $480,000 Portfolio That Showers You With $36,000 a Year Without Touching Principal

Dave Ramsey’s Shotgun-Wedding Advice to a Pregnant Caller Who Paid Off $80K in Debt

Still Earning at 69 With a $300,000 IRA? Why Funding a Traditional Account Now Can Backfire at 73

The $7,500 Math Behind Vivian Tu’s Decision to Reject Parental Wedding Funding

A $2 Million Dividend Portfolio Cut Its Distribution by $14,400 in One Year and the Holders Did Not Sell

What Retirement Looks Like With $2.4 Million After Your Spouse’s Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

Retired Couple With $1.9 Million Faces $5,800 IRMAA Surprise After Stock Sale

A $900,000 Nest Egg at 65 Only Translates to About $36,000 in Real Annual Spending After Taxes and Inflation

8-in-10 Americans Expect High Healthcare Costs in Retirement, and Fidelity’s 2026 Study Shows How They’re Responding

Nearly 1-in-3 Americans Don’t Know How Much They’ll Have Saved by Retirement, Fidelity’s 2026 Study Reveals

The Roth Conversion Window Before Social Security: A Retiree’s Tax Strategy Worth $66,000

Nearly 20% of Your Tax Dollars Now Pay Interest On Your Debt. Here’s the 2032 ‘Doomsday Scenario’ That Could Cripple Social Security

What $6,500 a Month Really Looks Like in Retirement With a $1.7 Million Portfolio

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

Can You Afford To Retire To Trump Tower? We Ran the Budget. It’s a Lot.

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He's 65 With a 3.6% Mortgage and $62,000 Left. Paying It Off Before He Retires Could Feed the Social Security Tax Torpedo.

He Put Gold in His IRA to Hedge Inflation. At 73, the RMD Forces Him to Sell the Precious Metal, and Taxes His Social Security.

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Personal Finance Articles

All Personal Finance Articles

A $480,000 Portfolio That Showers You With $36,000 a Year Without Touching Principal

Dave Ramsey’s Shotgun-Wedding Advice to a Pregnant Caller Who Paid Off $80K in Debt

Still Earning at 69 With a $300,000 IRA? Why Funding a Traditional Account Now Can Backfire at 73

The $7,500 Math Behind Vivian Tu’s Decision to Reject Parental Wedding Funding

A $2 Million Dividend Portfolio Cut Its Distribution by $14,400 in One Year and the Holders Did Not Sell

What Retirement Looks Like With $2.4 Million After Your Spouse’s Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

Retired Couple With $1.9 Million Faces $5,800 IRMAA Surprise After Stock Sale

A $900,000 Nest Egg at 65 Only Translates to About $36,000 in Real Annual Spending After Taxes and Inflation

8-in-10 Americans Expect High Healthcare Costs in Retirement, and Fidelity’s 2026 Study Shows How They’re Responding

Nearly 1-in-3 Americans Don’t Know How Much They’ll Have Saved by Retirement, Fidelity’s 2026 Study Reveals

The Roth Conversion Window Before Social Security: A Retiree’s Tax Strategy Worth $66,000

Nearly 20% of Your Tax Dollars Now Pay Interest On Your Debt. Here’s the 2032 ‘Doomsday Scenario’ That Could Cripple Social Security

What $6,500 a Month Really Looks Like in Retirement With a $1.7 Million Portfolio

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

Can You Afford To Retire To Trump Tower? We Ran the Budget. It’s a Lot.

These 5 Optical Chip Stocks Are Cashing in on AI Data Center Bandwidth

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He's 65 With a 3.6% Mortgage and $62,000 Left. Paying It Off Before He Retires Could Feed the Social Security Tax Torpedo.

He Put Gold in His IRA to Hedge Inflation. At 73, the RMD Forces Him to Sell the Precious Metal, and Taxes His Social Security.