Air defense command monitoring a flying sleigh
U.S. and Canadian Air Force officials remain on high alert today, tracking the movements of an airborne Nordic sleigh propelled by eight reindeer.
Medicare drug plan premiums rising in 2024
Retirees with stand-alone Medicare drug plan coverage not subject to low-income subsidies are likely to see increases in their monthly premiums next year as the Inflation Reduction Act begins to take effect.
Hard won experience informs the Fed’s inflation obsession
Another surprisingly hot jobs report earlier this month had investors fretting again over further interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.
Qualified charitable IRA distributions: An underused tool
America is among the most charitable nations on earth, giving nearly $500 billion to worthy causes in 2022 not including taxpayer-funded aid programs.
Gas prices are up. Blame OPEC and climate change.
It's hard not to notice that gas prices are climbing, up over 8% from a month ago.
Is Congress coming for your credit card rewards?
If Neil Simon had instead written a play called "The Odd Quartet," he might have cast four U.S. Senators currently engaged in a curious coalition seeking to limit credit card processing fees.
Cash held in payment apps is not insured
The U.S. economy has expanded by 375% since 1989, while the number of checks written by Americans has plummeted by 80%. Welcome to the brave new world of electronic funds transfers, once the exclusive province of banks and credit unions but increasingly accomplished via emerging mobile utilities like Venmo, Cash App and Apple Pay.
Health Savings Accounts: Underused tools for retirement
U.S. healthcare costs accelerated nearly twice as fast as inflation over the past 40 years, prompting employers to adopt insurance plans with higher deductibles.
Protecting yourself and your loved ones from elder financial fraud
In 2014, a 90-year-old retired judge received amazing news in a phone call from a man calling himself David Morgan on behalf of "Mega Millions."
Financial planning 101
"By failing to plan, you are planning to fail." This pithy aphorism from Ben Franklin has been borrowed by the likes of Winston Churchill and regurgitated by thousands of financial planners in the years since.