3 Medicare Mistakes That Could Increase Your Healthcare Bills in Retirement
Signing up late could result in lifelong surcharges. Choosing the wrong plan could leave you with higher costs. Not buying Medigap could leave you wit...
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Here’s the Early Estimate for the 2027 Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA)
The 2026 COLA was 2.8%, reflected in Social Security payments received in January. January inflation data came in lower than expected. Analysts diverg...
Do Your Beneficiaries Know What to Do With Your Investment Portfolio? Here’s Why It Matters.
Coca-Cola and Beyond Meat are both consumer staples stocks, but they are very different investments. If you don’t prepare your beneficiaries for...
Here’s How Much the Average 50-Year-Old Should Have Saved for Retirement
One popular retirement rule of thumb says you should have saved six times your salary by age 50. The typical 50-year-old saver isn’t meeting thi...
3 Things All Retirees Need to Know About the New Senior Tax Deduction
The new deduction is in addition to the current boost seniors receive. There are income limits to be eligible for the new deduction. It doesn’t...
I’m 41 and Have Never Used Buy Now, Pay Later — Here’s Why
Image source: Getty Images Around 50% of young consumers prefer buy now, pay later (BNPL) over credit cards according to a 2025 trends study from Motl...
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