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The 2026 tax season starts on Jan. 26, according to the IRS. Here are some key things filers need to know. Source link

Months after President Donald Trump suggested sending Americans a $2,000 tariff dividend check, many households are waiting to see if that stimulus could come in 2026, despite political and legal obstacles. “We have taken in, and will soon be receiving, more than 600 Billion Dollars in Tariffs,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Monday….

People hold shopping bags as they make their way through Herald Square in New York, Dec. 11, 2025. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Americans are slightly more bullish about 2026, according to a New York Federal Reserve survey released Thursday. The central bank’s monthly Survey of Consumer Expectations found that consumers expect inflation to be…

CNBC’s senior personal finance correspondent Sharon Epperson joins Power Lunch to discuss how tax changes fit into investment planning for 2026. Source link

Ascent/ Pks Media Inc. | Photodisc | Getty Images Many Social Security beneficiaries will soon receive their first benefit checks for 2026. Jan. 14 marks the earliest date beneficiaries can receive January payments, depending on the Social Security Administration’s schedule based on date of birth. Those checks will include a 2.8% benefit boost, thanks to…

Aj_watt | E+ | Getty Images Travelers who were briefly stranded abroad after the U.S. operation to extract Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro got a hard lesson in the limitations of travel insurance. Travel insurance policies offer a financial backstop to buyers for various unforeseen snafus, like having to pay for medical care abroad or for…

Coolpicture | Moment | Getty Images As you gauge how much income you’ll need to pay for your living expenses in retirement, don’t forget to consider how you’ll cover unexpected costs. More than 8 in 10 retiree households — 83% — will face unplanned outlays in any given year, according to new research from the Center for Retirement Research…

Maskot | Digitalvision | Getty Images A cooling labor market, characterized by sluggish hiring and anemic job creation, made it hard for job seekers to find work in 2025, according to economists. “It’s fair to say that 2025 was a hiring recession in the United States,” Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union,…

D3sign | Moment | Getty Images Read more CNBC personal finance coverage The reminder comes as the IRS faces tax changes enacted via President Donald Trump‘s “big beautiful bill” after staffing cuts from Elon Musk‘s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, and other reductions.  These cuts didn’t significantly impact the 2025 filing season because…

Damircudic | E+ | Getty Images As more older Americans near retirement, many are eager to boost 401(k) savings to combat the rising cost of health care and other day-to-day expenses. And for 2026, there are key 401(k) changes that investors need to know, financial experts say. This year, “small 401(k) details matter more than…