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State Exit Taxes And Other Innovative Way To Tax Former Or Departing Residents
Before moving from a state or establishing a second home, know how the state you currently reside in will react. States with net losses of…
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Impacts Of Hurricanes And Floods Compound For The Most Vulnerable
This year’s hurricane season brought a stark reminder that nobody is safe from the traumatic impacts of severe weather. Hurricane…
Student Loans Fail To Help Too Many Older Borrowers
By Chris Farrell, Next Avenue Mention college and the conversation swiftly turns to student loans — with good reason. The…
Mortgage rates surge higher, further hurting demand
Mortgage rates jumped markedly this week, sending demand down for a second straight week. Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market…
Retirement Does Not Have To Be Spook Or Scary
With October in full swing many people are grabbing their favorite pumpkin-spiced drink and re-watching their favorite horror movies featuring…
Inflation sees the lowest annual rise since 2021
The Consumer Price Index (CPI), the main measure of inflation, increased 0.2% in September, a similar increase consumers saw in…
A Retired Sailors Documentary Helped Change Young Filmmakers’ Lives
By Vanessa Infanzon, Next Avenue In 2001, a YMCA in Brooklyn hired a husband-and-wife team of television producers, Stephanie Walter…
Harris Would Create A New Medicare Benefit For Long-Term Care
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has backed an earth-shattering idea: For the first time, traditional Medicare would pay for personal…
Housing markets that could see the biggest impact from falling mortgage rates
Washington D.C., Denver and Raleigh, North Carolina, are the real estate markets that are projected to see the most substantial…
How To Find Out If You Have Missing Money
By Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell, Next Avenue A friend with whom I had previously worked with instant-messaged me on Facebook a couple…
3 Things Money Can’t Buy—Naval Ravikant
Have you heard of Naval Ravikant? He’s a famed early-stage investor who’s become one of the most rabidly quoted for…
10 Financial Tips For Widows And Widowers
By Lucy Lazarony, Next Avenue Kathi Balasek was still grieving for her late husband when she decided to buy a…
New federal judge blocks student loan handout day after Biden's court win
A federal judge in Missouri on Thursday temporarily blocked President Biden's student loan handout just one day after a judge…
Should An Adult Child Get Paid For Caring For An Aging Parent?
Attitudes about the obligation to provide care for an aging parent in failing health vary. In some families, there is…
The Need For Financial Literacy
The golden years are something to anticipate. Life is expected to become easier and less complicated with time for family,…
Mortgage rates inch higher
Mortgage rates are up slightly, with long-term notes lifting off a two-year low from last week. Freddie Mac's latest Primary…
Federal judge hands Biden win as Republicans challenge student loan bailout
A federal judge on Wednesday set back Republican efforts to thwart President Biden's student loan bailout, allowing the government to…
Three Ways To Save More When You’re Self-Employed
The self-employed have the potential to earn more, and build wealth faster than a traditional employee, if their business allows.…
2025 Drug Plan Premiums: Under Control But In Flux
One of the goals of the Inflation Reduction Act is to lower drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries. The biggest step…