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Sinkhole Cities
The American Rescue Act sent $350 billion of federal tax dollars to states, cities, and tribal governments around the country...
Chicken Money Update
It’s not fair that savers are losing money by trying to keep their money safe. With inflation running at 7%...
Terry’s Latest Podcast: Wild Markets
You may not know that I post a weekly podcast with my friends Pam Krueger, founder of Wealthramp, and Richard...
Retiree Medical Costs Soar
If you’re a retiree dealing with Medicare, you’ve just noticed that your increased (5.9%) Social Security benefit is being reduced...
Navient Student Loan Settlement
The $1.7 billion dollar settlement with Navient that 39 state attorneys-general just announced has millions of student loan borrowers hoping...
Money Magic
If you’re going to read just one financial book this year, read Money Magic by well-known economist Laurence Kotlikoff, who...
Get Ready for Taxes, Again
Well, here’s a topic I hate to bring up this early in the year, but it’s time to think about...
Take Your RMD!
A quick reminder: If you are age 72 or older, you MUST take a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) before year...
Charity Now
In the last-minute rush for holiday gifts, and then the post-holiday rush to return, please take one more minute to...
Ravages of Inflation
Inflation is very simply the debasement of the currency. Your money buys less stuff. Inflation starts out barely noticeably --...
Student Loan Forbearance Update
Update on 12/23/21: See first paragraph below written two weeks ago. Well, ,a "student loan forgiveness miracle" has happened! The...
Grown Up Money Gifts
In last week’s column, I provided some holiday gifting ideas for children – ranging from 529 accounts to gift cards...
Money Gifts for Children
My annual holiday money gift column for children and young adults arrives just at the start of the holiday shopping...
Small Business Health Insurance Deal
This is the third in a series of columns designed to help with this season of healthcare decisions. The first...
I-bonds Yield 7.12% — Chicken Money Alert!
All of you patient "chicken money" holders have something to cheer about -- if you understand the rules and restrictions....
Buy Now, Pay Later: A Warning!
Remember when you promised to pay down your credit card debt? Millions have forgotten that promise as consumer spending soars...
More Affordable Healthcare
Here is the LINK to find your subsidy at Healthcare.gov -- without going through the application process. The American Rescue...
Phishing for your Money!
It’s happened to all of us. We receive a text or email from a financial institution that we do business...
Medicare Open Enrollment
Every year. seniors on Medicare are faced with the task of examining their Medicare coverage and making important decisions. Those...
Average is OK in Stocks
Few people want to be average. It may be a distinctly American character trait that we want to be outstanding,...