Workers apply roofing material to a home under construction at the Lilac Ridge community by Lennar Homes in Vacaville, California, US, on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., on Wednesday introduced a new bill that would lower Social Security‘s full retirement age for workers in…
Seizavisuals | E+ | Getty Images Americans are worried about the long-term viability of the safety net programs like Social Security and Medicare as they contend with rising costs, according to a new survey from the CFP Board. Half of advisors surveyed said they have seen clients take actions to try to manage their costs…
The bond market selloff has many investors licking their wounds, but it could also be a good time to take your losses as a tax advantage. With the 10-year treasury yield hovering around 5% and bond prices falling, investors who bought bond mutual funds or ETFs when yields were lower may be sitting on unrealized…
Laura Olivas | Moment | Getty Images With gas and diesel prices still elevated amid supply disruptions tied to the war with Iran, lawmakers in Congress are rolling out proposals aimed at easing the sting for household budgets. This month, House lawmakers introduced several bills that address the issue in different ways: by temporarily suspending…
Thomas Barwick | Digitalvision | Getty Images The stock market boom seems to be fueling a wave of retirements. Workers age 55 and older are leaving the labor force at a rapid pace, government data shows, a trend that coincides with ballooning stock wealth fueled by euphoria over artificial intelligence. The retirement surge among these…
Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty Images Many federal student loan borrowers could see their monthly bills double or even triple in the coming weeks if they don’t exit a now-defunct affordable repayment plan. Earlier this year, the Trump administration alerted borrowers that they’d have roughly 90 days to transition from the Saving on a…
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A person holds a sign reading “Save Our Social Security” during a rally against President Donald Trump’s tax plan, near the Capitol in Washington, April 10, 2025. Bryan Dozier | Afp | Getty Images Senators elected this November are slated to be in office in the fourth quarter of 2032 — the projected depletion date…
The facade of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. Wesley Lapointe / The Washington Post via Getty Images The Internal Revenue Service has been accepting far fewer deals from taxpayers trying to dig themselves out of tax debts, federal data shows. The IRS accepted about 5,500 “offers in compromise” during the 2025 fiscal year…
Former US Secretary of Treasury Jack Lew speaks during a discussion on “Reforming the Euro Area: Views from Inside and Outside of Europe,” during the 2018 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group at IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC, April 19, 2018. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Social Security…