Eight Biggest Retirement Financial Planning Myths: How Many Do You Believe? These financial planning myths are some of the whoppers you may hear when you're approaching retirement. Kiplinger · Feb 7, 2025
Who Is Marko Elez? DOGE Employee Resigns After Racist X Posts, Including 'Normalise Indian Hate,' Go Viral DOGE staffer Marko Elez resigns after racist social media posts, including calls to normalise Indian hate, surface. International Business Times UK · Feb 7, 2025
Trump's Sovereign Wealth Fund: What Is It And How Does It Work? President Trump signed an executive order that puts in motion plans for a U.S. sovereign wealth fund. Here's what a sovereign wealth fund is and how it works. Kiplinger · Feb 6, 2025
Are Tips Taxable in 2025? Understanding the IRS Rules With all the recent talk about ending federal taxes on tips, some wonder whether tips are taxable income. Kiplinger · Feb 6, 2025
America Is Going Broke. Will the Department of Government Efficiency Help? Eliminating the deficit requires cutting the biggest spending—defense, Medicare, Social Security. So far, Trump says he won't touch those. Reason · Feb 5, 2025
Key Family Tax Breaks Are on the GOP Chopping Block This Year Several tax breaks, including the Child Tax Credit, could face stricter eligibility limits as lawmakers seek revenue for Trump’s tax plans. Kiplinger · Feb 5, 2025
Social Security Fairness Act Payments Checklist: Nine Things to Know This Social Security Fairness Act checklist explains what public sector retirees can expect from SSFA, including when their payments will arrive and how much more money they may receive. Kiplinger · Feb 5, 2025
Treasury Faces Legal Challenge Over Data-Sharing Deal With Musk's DOGE The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, followed reports that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent authorized the data-sharing arrangement with Elon Musk-led DOGE, last weekend. International Business Times · Feb 4, 2025
Federal Employees Buyout Offer: Five Things to Consider Federal workers have a constellation of retirement benefits, and assessing them can get complicated fast. Here are five high-stakes decisions to focus on. Kiplinger · Feb 4, 2025
Could Elon Musk Be Paying Your Social Security Check? Musk has had access the US Treasury payment system, which handles Social Security payments. Will your check be on time? Will your data be safe? Kiplinger · Feb 4, 2025
Why Musk's access to the Treasury payment system is so dangerous Critics sound the alarm after Musk and DOGE allies ‘given access’ to internal Treasury payment system The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2025
Giving Elon Musk’s DOGE access to the Treasury payment system raises the risk of a U.S. debt default and global financial crisis, senator warns The Treasury Department’s payment system has been likened to the government’s checkbook and makes $6 trillion in disbursements a year. Fortune · Feb 3, 2025
Over a million patients potentially hit after another US healthcare provider hit by cyberattack Names, Social Security numbers and more were taken in the breach. TechRadar · Feb 3, 2025
Trump’s Project 2025 agenda caps decades-long resistance to 20th century progressive reform For much of the 20th century, efforts to remake government were driven by a progressive desire to make the government work for regular Americans, including the New Deal and the Great Society reforms. The Conversation · Feb 3, 2025
International Business Times · Feb 3, 2025 Maximize Your Social Security Payout After Claiming Benefits: Here Are 3 Smart Strategies Even though Social Security stops adjusting past earnings for inflation after age 60, fortunately, older workers still have opportunities to boost their benefits.
Latin Times · Feb 2, 2025 Elon Musk's DOGE Gains Access to Treasury Data, Including Social Security and Medicare Payments Elon Musk's department now has control over government-provided benefits, including Social Security, Medicare, SNAP, unemployment and more.
Kiplinger · Feb 2, 2025 States That Won't Tax Your Retirement Income in 2026 Several states don’t tax Social Security benefits, 401(k)s, IRAs, and pensions. But you may still have to pay state taxes on some incomes.
Kiplinger · Feb 1, 2025 How To Save Social Security — Pay More Taxes? Cut Benefits? These proposals to save Social Security may require big changes, but Americans want politicians to act. Are you willing to pay more taxes?
Salon · Feb 1, 2025 When the GOP tries to toss out your vote Voters spoke to Salon about the North Carolina Republican Party and its efforts to throw out their ballots
Kiplinger · Feb 1, 2025 Here's How Retirement Changes Your Taxes How you approach taxes in your golden years and in the years before retirement can dramatically impact how much you pay.
Kiplinger · Jan 31, 2025 Sorry, Florida, Retirees Just Aren't That Into You For years, Florida was the go-to state for retirees looking for sunshine, warm temps, sandy beaches and endless ways to stay busy. But those glory days may be over, according to a recent study
Latin Times · Jan 31, 2025 Top Treasury Official Leaves Agency After Musk Allies Demand Access to Social Security Payment System: Report A top Treasury official left the agency after Elon Musk's allies allegedly demanded access to the Social Security payment system.
Salon · Jan 31, 2025 Treasury official pushed out by Musk Musk reportedly sought to access the system responsible for paying Social Security benefits and federal contracts
Kiplinger · Jan 31, 2025 Social Security Payment Schedule: When Is Your September Check Arriving? The date your September Social Security benefit arrives depends on the day of the month you were born.
Top News · Jan 30, 2025 IRS Introduces New Online Tool For Tax Refund Status Get insights on IRS tax season updates, refund timelines, EITC, Child Tax Credit, and IRS Direct File program to optimize your tax refund potential.