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Marc Guberti | May 15, 2026 at 3:27 PM EDT

How Your 401(k) Is Quietly Charging You $200,000 Over a Career and Most Workers Never Notice

A 30-year-old earning $90,000 who routes 10% of pay into a 401(k) assumes the system is working. Contributions go in,…

Gerelyn Terzo | May 15, 2026 at 3:10 PM EDT

How a Retired Texas Teacher’s Social Security Just Jumped From Zero to $1,640 a Month After the Fairness Act

Picture a 68-year-old retired math teacher in San Antonio. She spent 32 years in Texas classrooms, earned a $54,000 annual…

Carl Sullivan | May 15, 2026 at 2:46 PM EDT

At 50, This ER Doctor Didn’t Know What a Net Worth Was. How He Hit Financial Independence.

It’s not uncommon for middle-aged people to realize they’re not where they should be financially. “At 50, I didn’t know…

David Beren | May 15, 2026 at 1:55 PM EDT

Only 7% of Americans Can Pass a Basic Retirement Knowledge Test, According to a New 2025 Study

A new study from the TIAA Institute and the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center sets a deliberately low bar for…

Carl Sullivan | May 15, 2026 at 1:51 PM EDT

Why Gen Z Says YOLO and Spends Everything, According to the Budgetnista Tiffany Aliche

Generation Z is understandably discouraged. There’s the horrible job market. There’s the home affordability crisis. For many, there are crushing…

Drew Wood | May 15, 2026 at 12:41 PM EDT

What Retirement Really Looks Like at 64 With $2.4 Million and a Father Moving Into the Guest Room Next Year

The retirement plan looked straightforward until March 2026. A 64-year-old couple in Pennsylvania had built a $2.4 million portfolio around…

David Beren | May 15, 2026 at 12:38 PM EDT

A New Study Shows Women Trail Men by 10 Points on Financial Literacy, Here’s Why That Gap Has to Close

A new measure of how Americans understand money has surfaced the same finding researchers have documented for nearly a decade:…

Drew Wood | May 15, 2026 at 12:17 PM EDT

If You Have $480,000 Saved at 67 and Just Sold a Restaurant for $1.1 Million Cash, Here Is the Income Plan That Actually Holds

After 22 years, a couple sold their restaurant and suddenly found themselves staring at a very different balance sheet. The…

Gerelyn Terzo | May 15, 2026 at 11:40 AM EDT

How a 67-Year-Old Father With a 12-Year-Old Can Trigger $1,400 a Month in Children’s Social Security Benefits

Plenty of fathers in their late 60s are still raising elementary or middle school kids. A second marriage, a blended…

Austin Smith | May 15, 2026 at 11:30 AM EDT

How Tech Executives Convert RSU Vests Into $700,000 of Tax-Free 401(k) Retirement Income

The $400,000 Vest That Quietly Builds Concentration Risk A 44-year-old VP at a public mega-cap tech company earns a $300,000…

Don Lair | May 15, 2026 at 11:14 AM EDT

I Hit Rock Bottom at 30 Facing Foreclosure and Credit Card Debt: Here’s How I Reached an Eight-Figure Year by 40

Tiffany Aliche was 30, the Great Recession was eating her job, her credit cards were maxed, and her condo was…

David Beren | May 15, 2026 at 10:43 AM EDT

Building Wealth Without Protecting It, The Number from Northwestern Mutual Study’s Most Overlooked Finding

Most of the coverage around the latest Northwestern Mutual Planning & Progress Study centered on retirement readiness and the anxiety…

Marc Guberti | May 15, 2026 at 10:27 AM EDT

Why I Would Tell a 50-Year-Old to Skip the $50,000 401(k) Loan and the $100,000 It Would Quietly Cost Her

A woman is 50, has $300,000 in her 401(k), and wants to renovate her kitchen. Her plan looks tidy on…

David Beren | May 15, 2026 at 10:22 AM EDT

The 2025 TIAA-GFLEC Study Found That Americans Have Made Zero Financial Literacy Progress in 8 Years

Nine years of data have produced the same disappointing result. U.S. adults correctly answered just 49% of questions on the…

Christy Bieber | May 15, 2026 at 10:12 AM EDT

The Social Security Trust Fund’s Depletion Date Just Moved to 2032. Here’s What That Means for Your Check

Social Security benefits are critical to the financial security of many seniors. Unfortunately, there is a looming crisis brewing that…

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How Your 401(k) Is Quietly Charging You $200,000 Over a Career and Most Workers Never Notice

How a Retired Texas Teacher’s Social Security Just Jumped From Zero to $1,640 a Month After the Fairness Act

At 50, This ER Doctor Didn’t Know What a Net Worth Was. How He Hit Financial Independence.

Only 7% of Americans Can Pass a Basic Retirement Knowledge Test, According to a New 2025 Study

Why Gen Z Says YOLO and Spends Everything, According to the Budgetnista Tiffany Aliche

What Retirement Really Looks Like at 64 With $2.4 Million and a Father Moving Into the Guest Room Next Year

A New Study Shows Women Trail Men by 10 Points on Financial Literacy, Here’s Why That Gap Has to Close

If You Have $480,000 Saved at 67 and Just Sold a Restaurant for $1.1 Million Cash, Here Is the Income Plan That Actually Holds

How a 67-Year-Old Father With a 12-Year-Old Can Trigger $1,400 a Month in Children’s Social Security Benefits

How Tech Executives Convert RSU Vests Into $700,000 of Tax-Free 401(k) Retirement Income

I Hit Rock Bottom at 30 Facing Foreclosure and Credit Card Debt: Here’s How I Reached an Eight-Figure Year by 40

Building Wealth Without Protecting It, The Number from Northwestern Mutual Study’s Most Overlooked Finding

Why I Would Tell a 50-Year-Old to Skip the $50,000 401(k) Loan and the $100,000 It Would Quietly Cost Her

The 2025 TIAA-GFLEC Study Found That Americans Have Made Zero Financial Literacy Progress in 8 Years

The Social Security Trust Fund’s Depletion Date Just Moved to 2032. Here’s What That Means for Your Check

A Couple Drew From Their IRA to Bridge the Gap to Medicare. Those Withdrawals Set a Higher Medicare Premium Two Years Later.

Why a $4 Million Nest Egg at 70 Really Only Buys $88,000 of Real Annual Spending

Windermere or Winter Park: Which Orlando-Area Retirement Destination Fits your Budget?

A Couple Drew From Their IRA to Bridge the Gap to Medicare. Those Withdrawals Set a Higher Medicare Premium Two Years Later.

Why a $4 Million Nest Egg at 70 Really Only Buys $88,000 of Real Annual Spending

A Couple Drew From Their IRA to Bridge the Gap to Medicare. Those Withdrawals Set a Higher Medicare Premium Two Years Later.

Why a $4 Million Nest Egg at 70 Really Only Buys $88,000 of Real Annual Spending

Personal Finance Articles

All Personal Finance Articles

How Your 401(k) Is Quietly Charging You $200,000 Over a Career and Most Workers Never Notice

How a Retired Texas Teacher’s Social Security Just Jumped From Zero to $1,640 a Month After the Fairness Act

At 50, This ER Doctor Didn’t Know What a Net Worth Was. How He Hit Financial Independence.

Only 7% of Americans Can Pass a Basic Retirement Knowledge Test, According to a New 2025 Study

Why Gen Z Says YOLO and Spends Everything, According to the Budgetnista Tiffany Aliche

What Retirement Really Looks Like at 64 With $2.4 Million and a Father Moving Into the Guest Room Next Year

A New Study Shows Women Trail Men by 10 Points on Financial Literacy, Here’s Why That Gap Has to Close

If You Have $480,000 Saved at 67 and Just Sold a Restaurant for $1.1 Million Cash, Here Is the Income Plan That Actually Holds

How a 67-Year-Old Father With a 12-Year-Old Can Trigger $1,400 a Month in Children’s Social Security Benefits

How Tech Executives Convert RSU Vests Into $700,000 of Tax-Free 401(k) Retirement Income

I Hit Rock Bottom at 30 Facing Foreclosure and Credit Card Debt: Here’s How I Reached an Eight-Figure Year by 40

Building Wealth Without Protecting It, The Number from Northwestern Mutual Study’s Most Overlooked Finding

Why I Would Tell a 50-Year-Old to Skip the $50,000 401(k) Loan and the $100,000 It Would Quietly Cost Her

The 2025 TIAA-GFLEC Study Found That Americans Have Made Zero Financial Literacy Progress in 8 Years

The Social Security Trust Fund’s Depletion Date Just Moved to 2032. Here’s What That Means for Your Check

A Couple Drew From Their IRA to Bridge the Gap to Medicare. Those Withdrawals Set a Higher Medicare Premium Two Years Later.

Why a $4 Million Nest Egg at 70 Really Only Buys $88,000 of Real Annual Spending

Windermere or Winter Park: Which Orlando-Area Retirement Destination Fits your Budget?

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