Budget Battles
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Republicans Want Strings Attached to California Disaster Aid
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Biden Goes Out With a Bang in the Jobs Market
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Trump Privately Pushes Senators for ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’
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Trump Considers Declaring National Emergency for Tariff Rollout
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Trump Unloads: Grievances, Greenland and the Gulf of Mexico
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Republicans Divided Over How to Pass Trump’s Agenda
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Trump Pushes Johnson to Victory as Speaker
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Making a Big Money Move? Why You Should Probably Consult a Financial Adviser
By Beth Pinsker, ReutersPeople hire financial advisers with the very obvious goal of getting advice on how to handle their money. So why do investors often cut advisers out of consequential decisions? Some advisers say...
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How Kids Can Wreck Your Financial Security
As any new parent will tell you, the giggles of a baby or a first steps of a toddler are priceless milestones, but that doesn’t meant that they don’t come at a cost.
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The $3 Million Retirement Mistake You Could Be Making
Most retirement experts agree that a portfolio that includes stocks held over the long term is the surest way to amass the nest egg necessary for a comfortable retirement, but many younger workers...
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The US Loses Ground in Providing Retirement Security to Baby Boomers
By Eric PianinA new global index of best practices by policy makers, employers and asset managers found that the United States is losing ground in providing economic and financial security and improved health care...
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Oregon Just Took the Lead in Getting Americans to Save More for Retirement
By Eric PianinBucking resistance from a Republican Congress and the Trump Administration, Oregon has become the first state to launch a program requiring private employers to either offer their own 401 (k) savings...
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How GOP Tax Reform Could Affect Your Retirement Account
By YLAN Q. MUI, CNBCThe fight over tax reform is starting to get personal. So far, much of the debate in Washington has centered on overhauling the corporate tax code. But a new coalition of consumer and industry groups...
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How Much Money Do You Need to Be Wealthy? Here’s What Most People Say
Americans’ collective net worth has risen in recent years, thanks to a healthy stock market and steadily increasing home values, but most people think they need a lot more money to feel financially...
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How Rising Health Care Costs Could Hurt Your Retirement
By Tom Anderson, CNBCSkyrocketing health costs don't just make it harder for you now — they can diminish your retirement, too. More than 60 percent of employees said they are contributing less to their 401(k) plans...
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How Millions of Aging Baby Boomers Could Bust the Economy
By Eric PianinA new report not only highlights growing economic anxiety among an increasingly important and influential cohort of the population, but also suggests that this overarching pessimism and caution could...
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How the Government Is Making It Harder for You to Retire
By Eric PianinMany Americans have saved shockingly little for their retirements, with one study showing that the median savings for households near retirement age is just $17,000. In the coming years, tens of...
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Stock Selloff: Bad for Boomers, Good for Millenials
By Katie Little, CNBCThe sharp drop in the market this week may have baby boomers on edge. But for younger investors, the selloff could be good news. "It's an opportunity in two ways," says John Sweeney, Fidelity's...
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Baby Boomers Not Set for Rising Health Care Costs
More than half of baby boomers are very concerned about the affordability of their health care in retirement – but just one in five pre-retirees has actually begun to take financial action to prepare...
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6 Money Mistakes You Should Never Make
By Molly Triffin, LearnVestIncome inequality. One percenters. The wealth gap. Unless you’ve been living under a rock lately—or you avoid network news like the plague—you’re probably pretty familiar with these terms … and the...
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Are You Getting the Most of Your Pension? 7 Strategies
By Sheryl Nance Nash, The Fiscal TimesJust over a third of today’s retirees are lucky enough to have a pension to help finance their golden years. If you’re among them, you’re a step ahead of many people. Still, you may have to choose...
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Here Are the New Changes in Medicare Open Enrollment
By David Koeppel, The Fiscal TimesIt’s that time of year again: time for Medicare open enrollment. For the vast majority of people, traditional Medicare parts A (hospital coverage) and B (physician coverage) are not sufficient, since...