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You must complete a two-step process. Considering that Social Security is a large portion of many Americans’ retirement income, it makes sense that people would aim to receive as much as possible. Beginning this year, the maximum benefit someone can receive is $5,181 per month At just over $62,000 annually, that’s a pretty penny that…

© Butus / Shutterstock.com Vanguard is one of the top ETF providers I’ve long thought is the best in the business. Some of this has to do with the fact that the company is the original provider of exchange traded funds (ETFs), opening up the world of passive investing to millions of Americans. This revolutionary…

Today’s mortgage interest rates are lower than they were at this time in 2025. carlofranco/Getty Images Spring is typically considered the best time of year to purchase a home. The weather is warmer, house hunting is inevitably easier and inventory tends to increase during the season. And, if a home is ultimately selected and closed…

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have had a volatile start to 2026, with sharp swings in investor demand even as money pours into traditional ETFs at an unusually fast pace. US-listed spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs pulled in $753 million on Tuesday in their second consecutive day of inflows after a four-day losing streak, according to Farside…

Caitlyn Moorhead January 14, 2026 at 7:51 AM GCShutter / iStock.com In an era of above-average inflation and expensive healthcare, living on Social Security benefits can be tough enough without the added price of an expensive new car. This is not to say you have to get the cheapest car on the lot, but you…

An outcry rang out from prominent figures within hours of reports that the Department of Justice had opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. All of Powell’s living predecessors atop the Fed, as well as many Wall Street CEOs and members of Congress in both parties voiced alarm. The news, however, elicited…

1. Why are Cryptocurrency Scams increasing every year? Scams are increasing because cryptocurrency is widely used, fast to transfer, and hard to reverse, making it attractive for criminals. 2. Are all Payments in Cryptocurrency risky? No, but cryptocurrency payments become risky when sent under pressure, secrecy, or to unknown wallets. 3. How can fake crypto…

Wall Street ticked to more records Monday after bouncing back from losses taken because of worries about the worsening feud between the White House and the Federal Reserve, one that experts warn could lead to higher inflation in the future. The Standard & Poor’s 500 tacked 0.2% onto its prior all-time high set on Friday.…

NEW YORK — Wall Street pulled back from its records on Tuesday following a mixed start to the latest profit reporting season for big U.S. companies. The Standard & Poor’s 500 fell 0.2% from its all-time high set the day before. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 398 points, or 0.8%, from its own record, while the…

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