Browsing: Personal Finance

You might have read that Social Security might raise its retirement age as a means to help fix the program’s financial challenges. If this happens, how…

Sometimes, it’s necessary to correct the record. The other day, a click-baity, highly misleading headline blared: “Teresa Ghilarducci Confirms Proposal to Create Federal 401(k) Would Remove…

Even for the healthiest Americans, the cost of health care in retirement can be astronomical. Don’t even get me started on the untenable cost of treating…

Alaska Airlines is known for its Mileage Plan, which won the title of NerdWallert’s Best Airline Rewards Program for 2023 for its great reward rates, elite…

The clock is ticking on the expiration, or sunset, of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which nearly doubled the lifetime estate and gift tax…

Dear Quentin, I’ve been reading your articles for years — and now I need help.  I am in my early 50s, divorced and working full time,…

The Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period began January 1 and will end March 31. Those who elected this coverage have the opportunity to change plans. Many…

Dear Big Move,  My husband and I can’t decide between selling our house or renting it out. We live in Northern California in an area that…

Saving money should be a priority for Americans, no matter what age or financial state they’re in. The volatility of the stock market, inflation and other…

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), a burdensome new law that would require some 32 million closely held businesses to file invasive information with the Financial Crimes…