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California Ended Its Medicaid Long-Term Care Asset Test. What Happened?
This year, California took the second of two steps to allow residents with unlimited assets to participate in its Medicaid long-term services and supports (LTSS)…
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4 Free Tools To Effortlessly Create The Perfect Financial Plan
Prioritizing financial goals is one of the hardest things in personal finance. Should you pay off all of your debt…
U.S. home prices rose for the sixth month in a row, Case-Shiller says
Home prices in the 20 biggest U.S. metros rose for the sixth month in a row, as the housing market…
Your Estate Plan Must Be Coordinated To Work
Coordination is Critical and Often Ignored Everyone understands the need for certain critical estate planning documents such as a will…
How To Decide Where To Place Extra 401k Deferrals
As income rises, one of the bigger decisions that savers face is where to invest extra funds. If you’re already…
Homebuyers nationwide feeling the impacts of rising interest rates
Homebuyers nationwide are feeling the impacts of rising interest rates as U.S. mortgage applications fell to an almost three-decade low this…
Post-pandemic, more employers are helping workers save
This is reprinted by permission from . The investing information provided on this page is for educational purposes only. NerdWallet, Inc.…
What The New Student Aid Index Means For Families Paying For College
Colleges and universities have always used certain data and formulas to figure out how much financial aid students can receive,…
Here’s Why I Don’t Collect A Candy Tax From My Kids At Halloween
If you're a regular reader, you know that I love Halloween. I bake treats. I play Halloween music. I buy…
Here’s how 6 of the best 3-row midsize SUVs ranked in a comparison test
Are you shopping for a 3-row midsize SUV because you think you’re still too cool for a minivan or because you need…
“Older Single Women Shouldn’t Retire Overseas,” And Other Myths Busted
“I’m an older single woman looking for a change. Is overseas retirement an option for me?” This is one of…
Will Industrial Policy Help Economically Distressed Places?
Spurring economic growth in America’s declining cities and regions has been a hard-to-achieve goal of public policy. There’s now hope…
Infiniti plans update of an aging lineup; previews four new models
Close followers of the automotive world have voiced a common complaint over the last few years: the Infiniti lineup has…
Buy now, pay later for holiday travel is on the rise: Should you use it?
The holidays are fast approaching, and the time to book holiday flights is even closer. But as travelers securing end-of-year trip reservations…
Supercharge Your Kid’s Retirement With A 529 Plan
When I talk to other parents and friends about 529 college savings plans, I generally describe them as Roth IRAs…
New House Speaker Mike Johnson Ties Funding For Israel To IRS Budget Cuts
It didn't take long for the newly minted House Speaker to make headlines. In his first major proposal as House…
Boosting Israel Funding And Cutting IRS Spending: GOP Bill’s Impact Explained
The House GOP has made a bold move in their latest bill announcement, proposing an increase in funding to Israel…
IRS Extends Use Of Some Pandemic-Era Technology Provisions
Sometimes, good things can come from adversity. During the pandemic, the IRS had no choice but to begin to move…
Opinion: Zombie pub crawls? Hey, all you adult party monsters: Stop spoiling Halloween for the kids!
Like a lot of kids, I loved everything about Halloween — so much so that I used to travel to…