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How to smart-manage higher 2026 RMDs and lower your tax bill

Required minimum distributions are unwelcome for many high-income retirees because of the implications for their tax bills

The Independent UK · Sep 22

Social Security 2027 COLA: These 10 states could see the biggest dollar increase, with benefits as high as $2,256 a month

Social Security beneficiaries are waiting for the official 2027 COLA announcement, expected on October 14. While the latest forecast estimates a 3.5% increase, retirees in states with higher median Social Security benefits could see larger dollar increases. Here are the 10 states with the highest median monthly Social Security benefits,…

The Economic Times · Sep 22

EPF wage ceiling at Rs 25,000: What it means for employees, employers and take-home pay

The Union Cabinet approved raising the EPF wage ceiling to Rs 25,000. This change impacts mandatory PF contributions for employers and employees. Actual PF contributions depend on an employee's defined wage structure. Employers must bear their increased PF share as a statutory cost. This enhancement aims to strengthen long-term retirement…

The Economic Times · Sep 22

Banking Without a Social Security Number: Inside the Race to Serve America's Unbanked Latinos

Spanish-first apps like Común and Majority skip the SSN requirement to bank unbanked Latinos — but the sector's own casualties show the risk.

Latin Times · Sep 20

Your Parent Can’t Manage Money Anymore — What Can an Adult Child Legally Do?

The first sign may be a stack of unopened bills, an electricity shutoff notice, or a parent suddenly sending hundreds of dollars to someone they’ve...

Saving Advice · Sep 20

8 States Where Retirees Keep More of Their Social Security Income

Where you retire can affect how much of your Social Security income ultimately stays in your pocket, even when two retirees receive exactly the same...

Saving Advice · Sep 20

Your Spouse Dies and Medicare Stays — But the Single-Filer Switch Can Raise Your Premium Two Years Later

Losing a spouse doesn’t end your Medicare coverage, but it can quietly change the math used to determine what you pay for it. One potential...

Saving Advice · Sep 20

Social Security’s 2027 COLA Could Be the Biggest in 3 Years: Here’s What Retirees May Actually Keep

2027 projections for the official cost-of-living adjustment for some of the biggest government social programs.

Barchart · Sep 20

Adaptive personal trainer receives notice from Social Security that her disability has ended. Then she pulls out her wheelchair: ‘I have been CURED’

“Earning a paycheck didn’t make me less disabled."

We Got This Covered · Sep 20

What Happens to a Joint Bank Account When One Spouse Dies?

When a spouse dies, the checking account may seem like one financial detail that should be simple: both names are on it, so the surviving...

Saving Advice · Sep 19