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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 provides substantial tax breaks for homeowners who navigate the rules. Most of the breaks started in late 2023 or early…

Behavior, attitude, technique. If you think about these three components in any pursuit, which is the most important? For example, let’s say you resolve to get…

Living in the United States is not cheap—especially as prices continue to soar, from groceries to transportation to housing. According to recent reports, an American household…

When a spouse or life partner dies, it’s only natural that the survivor will be grieving and lonely. To add injury to insult, the survivor usually…

We have a retirement income crisis, and ordinary workers don’t have much hope of retiring and maintaining their standard of living if they don’t have retirement…

The Secure Act has eliminated the stretch IRA for most people who are inheriting an IRA or 401(k). Now, beneficiaries who inherit an IRA will need…

Aging takes its toll, even among the healthiest elders. We love our self-sufficiency. We don’t want to give it up. Nearly everyone asked says they want…

The Biden Administration has announced it has adopted new minimum staffing rules for nursing homes. But the regulations appear to give facilities time to meet the…

College tuition is on the rise, living costs are high and the future is uncertain. Combine that with the pressure to secure your child’s financial future,…

The answer is YES. Both. Here’s why. Hannah Le turns 18 this week. She’s a senior in high school choosing between college acceptance offers from Cornell…