Personal Finance
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Getting a new Social Security Card: What is the fastest way to replace it, and how to do it without going to the office?
Losing a Social Security card can be stressful, but replacing it is often much easier than many people realize. Thanks…
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A $500,000 401(k) Balance Can Lose $140,000 to Hidden Fees. Here’s What to Do Now
© Vitalii Vodolazskyi / Shutterstock.com A 58-year-old engineer with roughly $244,900 in her main 401(k) and another $600,000 in a…
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That $6,000 Disney Trip Actually Costs $9,000. Here’s the Math Nobody Shows You.
© frantic00 / Shutterstock.com Bo Hanson, co-host of The Money Guy Show, put a number on something most families never…
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The Roth Conversion Trick That Could Save You More Than $50,000
© Andrey_Popov / Shutterstock.com If you’ve built up a large traditional IRA or 401(k) balance, a Roth conversion could be…
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He’s an Engineer in His 60s With Nearly $500,000 in Student Debt. Retirement Isn’t on the Table.
© Branislav Nenin / Shutterstock.com The Retirement That Keeps Moving Further Away Picture a man in his early 60s who…
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Why High-Earning Pilots Should Delay 401(k) Roth Conversions Until After Mandatory Retirement at 65
© Image Source / Getty Images A 63-year-old widebody captain sits on a $1.7 million traditional 401(k), earns roughly $450,000…
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Big Hospital Systems Are Dropping Medicare Advantage Plans Mid-Contract. Patients Find Out by Letter
© fizkes / Shutterstock.com A letter arrives in late summer. The hospital system a retiree has used for 20 years,…
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These Retirees Are Looking at $4,152 in Social Security. Could You Be 1 of Them?
© Odua Images and relif from Getty Images For millions of Americans, Social Security is a crucial source of retirement…
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Borrowing need will dictate your interest rate
Your decision between a HELOC or a home equity loan (HEL) shouldn’t come down to interest rate alone, but rather…
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America’s Debt Just Crossed a Level It Hasn’t Hit Since 1946, and Households Are Next in Line
© Leonard Zhukovsky / Shutterstock.com The last time America’s debt ratio crossed 100% of GDP, Harry Truman was in the…
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