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The Social Security program undergoes several important changes each year, but the most anticipated is the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Annual COLAs protect the purchasing power of benefits by ensuring they increase at the same pace as inflation. The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) estimates that benefits will increase 3.5% next year. But the Social Security Administration…

Most retirees lean on Social Security as a financial lifeline, but pairing it with 401(k) withdrawals could transform a bare-bones retirement into a genuinely comfortable one. The catch is hitting a very specific savings target, and how you get there… This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive…

🚨 Today’s US Stock Market: Stock Prices Plummet Following Rate Hike Announcement! The US stock market closed on Wednesday, September 16. Today’s stock market was a turbulent day as the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee), which everyone was watching, announced its policy interest rate. As expected, a 25 basis point (0.25%) rate hike was decided,…

Certain Social Security recipients are to get their latest monthly benefits next week, as the U.S.’s Social Security Administration (SSA) completes the program’s payment timeline for September 2026. Who gets Social Security on Wednesday, September 23? Of the 71 million recipients of Social Security benefits, many are issued their money on the second, third or…

“If you’re doing swing trading, you don’t need to look at the order book or time and sales.” I’m sure many of you have heard this. When I was doing day trading, I was constantly watching the depth of the order book and the movement of time and sales, but since switching to a focus…

Global investors are balking at U.S. bonds. Talk of the dollar’s dwindling power is getting louder. Foreign governments are hauling their gold out of American vaults. Almost two years into President Trump’s second term, the world economy is increasingly looking for ways to distance itself from America. Concerns about a $40 trillion debt burden, the…

Economists pride themselves on making reasonably accurate predictions about the economy. Or at the very least, some well-informed guesses about where it’s going. Right now, I find myself in the unsettling position of holding not one, but three distinct characterizations of the future of the U.S. economy. Each carries different implications for politicians and policy,…

President Trump’s decision to escalate a trade war with Canada is threatening to hurt Republicans in the midterm elections, with several Senate battleground states on the northern border feeling an outsize impact. Many voters say they are upset about the trade war, including some who cast ballots for Mr. Trump in 2024 with hopes that…

Nobody knows when the next stock market crash will happen. It could be next week. It could be years from now. But I know what I’d want to buy if it happened. The Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEMKT: VIG) is a portfolio of high-quality companies that generate big cash flow and demonstrate a history of…