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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,...
FAFSA, Again!
Parents of high school and college students once again face the difficult task of filling out the FAFSA – the...
Debt Ceiling & Shutdown
Mark Twain said it best over 150 years ago: “No man’s money is safe while Congress is in session!” Or...
Housing: The Other Bull Market
While everyone has been watching the stock market bounce around all-time highs, there’s another bull market that has also been...
Starting Over this Fall
There was a time when the new calendar started after Labor Day — at least mentally. It meant the end...
The Job Opportunity
Every month, the unemployment statistics are watched closely by the financial markets, the news media and the Federal Reserve. It’s...
Our National Debt
Our national debt is the sum of all the money we have borrowed over our country’s history. It is currently...
College Prep & Payment
Parents of college students starting the fall semester have come to the moment of truth — the moment when it’s...
A Tale of Two Countries
When it comes to figuring out the economy, let me borrow the famous line from Charles Dickens: “It was the...
Money Education Needed (And YOU can help!)
The pandemic scrambled the personal finances of many people. But that’s not the only reason Americans are tangled in a...
Stock Market Surprise?
A sneaky market decline set the stage for a volatile week. But those looking behind the headline new highs posted...
Social Security Timing
Once upon a time – our parents’ time --Social Security was automatic: You reached age 65 and started collecting your...
Target Date Fund Warning
Are you one of the millions of Americans who have invested some of their 401(k) plan money in target date...
IRS Update: Refunds, Stimulus, Child Credit
The IRS has been the busiest agency of government for the past 18 months. To say the agency is multi-tasking...
Bitcoin Basics
Have you heard of Bitcoin? Probably, you’ve at least seen new headlines about the soaring price of this cryptocurrency. Don’t...