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Mortgage rates tick lower, hover near 7%

Mortgage rates fell slightly this week, remaining stubbornly high while would-be buyers and sellers continue to wait for steeper declines.

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Union Popularity Hits 70%, But Trump’s NLRB Move Threatens Labor

Late Monday night on January 27, President Trump neutralized the National Labor Relations Board, which is an independent federal agency

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Mortgage rates edge lower, remain near 7%

Mortgage rates moved slightly lower this week, but long-term rates remain elevated in the upper-6% range. Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday,

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Why Is Their Dangerous Aging Mom Still Driving?

For families with an elder who regularly consumes large amounts of alcohol every day, fear

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Mortgage rates finally fall after 6-week climb

Mortgage rates finally broke a six-week streak of increases, but the decline will not provide

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How Financial Planning Has Got The Story All Wrong: Insights From StoryBrand’s Donald Miller

“Nobody wants to hear your story, they want to be invited into a story,” Donald

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Trump Backs Special Tech Work Visas. What About Nurses And Care Aides?

Despite his vow to close the U.S. borders to nearly all immigrants and deport millions

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How To Manage Inherited IRA Rules That Can Surprise And Trap Heirs

Congress and the IRS made inheriting an IRA a very complicated, confusing event. Inherited IRAs

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How Adult Children Can Help Aging Parents Prepare For Disasters

The devastating wildfires that are ravaging Los Angeles are a stark reminder of how vulnerable

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Mortgage rates rise above 7% for first time since May

Mortgage rates continued their upward climb this week, leaping above 7% and adding further pressure

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Capital One customers not getting payments amid outage

Capital One said it is experiencing a technical outage that's keeping customers from getting payments. 

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If You Don’t Have Medicare Part B, The GEP Can Bail You Out

You’ve no doubt heard that the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period started January 1. Also going on right now is

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Who Is Affected By The Social Security Fairness Act And What To Do Next

The Congressional Research Service found that by the end of 2023, more than 2 million Social Security beneficiaries had their

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If You Are Retired, Do You Have A Will—An Ethical Will?

In workshops, I like to ask participants if they have a legal will—a written document that outlines how they want

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Biden cancels more student loans with one week left to his term

As President Joe Biden's term draws to a close, he has granted federal student loan relief to an additional 150,000

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Retirement Planning In Your 70s

A decade ago, I couldn’t spell septuagenarian, and yet now, at 72, I am one. A decade ago, I thought

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Can I Retire On 10 Million? What Retirement May Look Like Between $2M And $15M

Is 10 million enough to retire? The crux of retirement planning is figuring out what level of income your assets

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Biden's latest round of student loan handouts brings admin total to more than 5 million

President Biden announced the approval of student loan handouts for more than 150,000 people on Monday, with the White House

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How ‘The Courage To Be Disliked’ Can Increase Your Wealth In 2025

As I perused the ubiquitous “Best Books of the Year” lists from thought leaders whose reading prowess I respect, one

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Here’s A Safe, Simple Withdrawal Rate For Retirees In 2025

How much should you withdraw from your retirement savings in 2025 to help pay for your living expenses throughout the

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Here We Go Again: The Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period

The annual Open Enrollment Period ended December 7 and on January 1, another one began. First, the Basics The Medicare

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Will 2025 See More Action On Retirement?

Last year, Southwest Airlines pilots approved a new contract under which pilots earned a substantial pay increase: a 50% salary

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Mortgage rates rise for fourth straight week, inching closer to 7%

Mortgage rates ticked up for the fourth straight week, climbing toward 7% as elevated rates and high home prices continue

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InnovAge And Sacramento, California Score Big With PACE Programs

In early November I was invited to tour the Sacramento, California PACE operation. PACE is an acronym that stands for

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How credit card swipe fees are affecting shoppers

Credit card swipe fees, which are among the highest operating costs for retailers, are taking a bite out of household

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The Real Public Long-Term Care Insurance Challenge: Paying For It

Later this year, Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) will reintroduce his public catastrophic long-term care insurance bill, called the WISH Act.

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2025 Personal Finance Outlook: 7 Predictions For The Year-Ahead

Year-end is a time for holiday cheer, introspection, and Wall Street strategist predictions for the market. As I try to

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Can You Overcome Your Resistance To Parenting Your Aging Parent?

It’s uncomfortable. The idea that you have to tell your elders what to do or take over things for them

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If You Are Retired, Is It Too Late To Leave A Legacy?

After working with terminally ill patients for years, Bonnie Ware often heard her patients express regrets as they reflected on

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Fixing Social Security’s 8-Year Cliff Requires Trust — And Stephen Goss

Social Security Insolvency Looms Large Thanks to some very important people whom you may not have heard of, federal policymakers

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25 Social Security Facts For 2025

Social Security is more confusing than ever. Myths abound. Below, you’ll find a complete set of 25 facts to help

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Mortgage rates kick off 2025 with an increase, nearing 7%

Mortgage rates are up for a third straight week to the highest since July, further hindering demand in the already-stagnant

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Many Rich Americans Have Already Paid Their 2025 Social Security Taxes

Shortly After Midnight On New Year’s Eve, 229 Americans Have Already Paid Their Social Security Tax Earnings over $176,100 per

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Don’t Need Your 529? Turn It Into A Roth IRA

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