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10 Items Retirees Regret Keeping Too Long: How Many Do You Have?
InnaFelker / Shutterstock.com We all hold onto things thinking, “The kids might want this someday,” or “This will be worth a fortune.” But tastes change, and the “heirlooms” of the past are fast becoming the donation pile of the future. The hard truth is that the market for traditional household goods is shrinking. As millennials and Gen Z opt for…
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A Simple Social Security Rule That Could Add $800 to Your Monthly Checks
Sean Locke Photography / Shutterstock.com You might assume that when you file for Social Security, the government automatically gives you the biggest check possible. That’s a dangerous assumption. For millions of married couples, relying solely on their own work record could mean missing out on substantial income. There is a specific provision — often called the “spousal benefit” — that…
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Partial Retirement Is the New Normal: 12 Jobs That Pay Well for 10 Hours a Week
GaudiLab / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. For generations, the standard retirement model was an all-or-nothing proposition. You worked 60 hours one week, enjoyed your retirement party, and worked zero hours the week after. However, that…
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How Broken Confidence Has Defined the Workplace
Pressmaster / Shutterstock.com The Trust Deficit Report, a new end-of-year analysis from LiveCareer, highlights a profound breakdown in workplace confidence in 2025. Issues such as job searches affected by ghost jobs, biased performance reviews, and strained relationships with managers and colleagues contributed to a loss of trust at nearly every level of the modern workplace. The job search process became…
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Why Borrowing for a Car Might Actually Be Smart Now
ZoranOrcik / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. For the last 40 years, the golden rule of car buying was simple: “Pay cash if you can.” Interest on car loans hasn’t been tax-deductible since the Reagan administration,…
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Calling All Night Owls: 15 Jobs for People Who Like to Stay up Late
Nuad Contributor / Shutterstock.com Let’s face it: Some people are just night owls. As much as those morning people with their 4 a.m. alarm followed by a 60-minute CrossFit routine and a homemade breakfast want to think otherwise, some of us were just designed to function better in the evening. When it comes to a career, though, functioning to your…
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The 5 Years That Will Make or Break Your Retirement
Africa Studio / Shutterstock.com You can do everything right for 30 years—max out your 401(k), choose low-cost investments, and resist the urge to sell during panic—and still run out of money. It sounds unfair, but the market does not care about fairness. It cares about timing. Most investors obsess over their average annual return. They assume if the market averages…
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The 7 Biggest Money Stories Impacting Seniors in 2025
CREATISTA / Shutterstock.com 2025 proved to be a challenging balancing act for America’s seniors. While the broader economy celebrated cooling inflation and falling interest rates, the view from retirement looked very different. For those on fixed incomes, the year was defined by a mathematical squeeze. Modest income adjustments clashed with stubborn prices for essentials and rising health care costs. Meanwhile……
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The 11 Biggest Financial News Stories of 2025
ra2studio / Shutterstock.com 2025 was a year of concrete numbers and finalized policies. We saw the confirmed inflation adjustments for our taxes, new contribution limits for retirement accounts, and the finalization of major legal settlements. It was a year where the “vibes” economy was replaced by hard data. The numbers below—from the Social Security COLA to the IRS tax brackets—determined…
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Here’s What 5 Experts Say Will Happen to Stocks in 2026
Johnson / Money Talks News Wall Street consensus is a rare thing. Usually, for every bull pounding the table, there is a bear warning of impending doom. But entering 2026, the mood is different. The biggest banks and independent researchers are surprisingly aligned, predicting a fourth consecutive year of gains for the S&P 500. The drivers? A friendly Federal Reserve,…
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