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The Social Security trustees released their latest annual report, evaluating the finances of the country’s premier social program. It faces manageable financial challenges that could become…

Nonfinancial corporations continue to do very well. Recent data from the Federal Reserve, specifically its Release Z.1 Financial Accounts of the United States, show high profits,…

Growing up, my parents always visited the same drug store on the main street in our small town. They were on a first-name basis with the…

I didn’t read for pleasure until after college—when I could, for the first time, choose what I read. Even then, the work of financial planning required…

Roth IRAs have been around for more than 20 years, and many people may have forgotten or never learned about how valuable they can be. Even…

Monthly unemployment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that white men have seen a worse erosion of employment opportunities than white women and…

Most of us have probably heard of financial abuse of elders. Stories appear in local media about a caregiver ripping off the person they attend to…

It seems you can’t avoid crypto. It’s everywhere. In ads. On X posts. And, maybe soon, in your 401(k). But is that a good thing? If…

May’s Consumer Price Index report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics has its share of good news, mainly slowing inflation. But some issues remain and emerging…

A lot of people get arrested and convicted in the United States. Those interactions with the criminal justice system cast long financial shadows. This is true…