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Millennials won’t have the same advantages as Baby Boomers when it comes to getting rich — here are 3 simple ways that young Americans can quickly catch up
Millennials won’t have the same advantages as Baby Boomers when it comes to getting rich — here are 3 simple ways that young Americans can quickly catch up The baby boomer generation has lived t...
Want To Work Longer? Careful, Your Fifties Define Your Sixties
Overtime’s Editors: Lisa Berkman, of Harvard’s Center for Population and Development Studies, and … [+] Beth Truesdale, of the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research 20-first Part of the...
How phone scammers tricked Americans out of tens of billions of dollars in 2022
Despite the rise of sophisticated crypto frauds and ransomware plots, phone scams continue to trick Americans out of tens of billions of dollars each year. “It’s very cheap to set up an au...
Over 50% of Americans Think Crypto is the Future of Finance: Grayscale Study
A recent Grayscale-backed study suggests more than half of Americans agree that “cryptocurrencies are the future of finance.” The sentiment appears to span across the political aisle, as both 59% of D...
Set Your Clocks Back Tonight—And No, Daylight Saving Time Isn’t Going Away Yet
Topline Americans will set their clocks back Sunday morning as daylight saving time comes to an end—even as a national debate gains steam over whether the longstanding tradition of switching between d...
Americans now say they will need $1.25 million in savings to retire comfortably — a 20% hike from last year. But how realistic is that?
Americans now say they will need $1.25 million in savings to retire comfortably — a 20% hike from last year. But how realistic is that? Older Americans are wondering if recent market downturns have ad...
Americans are still quitting fast enough to keep the Fed on an aggressive path
Americans are still quitting at near-record levels, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The overall quits rate—the percentage of the employed population that quit within a month...
Rich young Americans have lost confidence in the stock market — and are betting on these 3 assets instead. Get in now for strong long-term tailwinds
Rich young Americans have lost confidence in the stock market — and are betting on these 3 assets instead. Get in now for strong long-term tailwinds The stock market has long been the go-to choice for...
A Quarter of Americans Say Inflation, Economy Woes Sparking Interest in Crypto, Poll Finds
Of the 2,000 voters surveyed by Grayscale (which, like CoinDesk, is owned by Digital Currency Group), 37% said they would factor candidates’ policy positions on crypto before casting a vote. However, ...
Americans are running towards the safety of cash — but here are 3 ways they could screw that all up, pros say
Mistakes Americans may be making with their savings Getty Images With markets down and a potential recession looming, investors are running for the safety of cold, hard cash. Indeed, they’ve sidelined...
5 Best Countries for Americans to Retire Abroad
SmartAsset: How and Where to Retire Abroad Leaving the workforce can put you in a quandary after decades of full-time work. But what if retirement was brimming with delicious food and beautiful weathe...
Americans Skip Out on $500 Billion in Taxes Each Year, IRS Says
The federal tax gap —the difference between taxes owed and those collected — rose to $496 billion a year from 2014 through 2016, according to a report released by the IRS on Friday. The shortfall is $...
Suze Orman says most Americans need to do this now to survive their next crisis
Stay out of ‘Financial La La Land’: Suze Orman says most Americans need to do this now to survive their next crisis It’s never been easy to save money — to think about future needs when pr...
Why Consumers May Be in Better Shape Than We Think
Why Consumers May Be in Better Shape Than We Think getty Economists’ expectations for a downturn in the next year are so high that the recent good news — the economy grew at a 2.6% annual rate in the ...
Americans More Worried About Violent Crime As Republicans Make It A Top Midterm Issue
Topline Americans have grown significantly more concerned about becoming victims of violent crime like murder, sexual assault and muggings over the last year, according to a new Gallup poll, as Republ...
‘We are facing a retirement crisis in our country,’ says head of TIAA, as ‘40% of Americans run the risk of running out of money’
“ ‘We are facing a retirement crisis in our country’” — Thasunda Brown Duckett, president and CEO of TIAA That’s CEO of TIAA Thasunda Brown Duckett, who oversees some $1.2 trillion of retirement asset...
Americans think they need $1.25 million to retire. Is that even enough?
Americans think they need $1.25 million to retire comfortably, new research suggests, but while that number may seem hefty — it still may not be enough. A study from Northwestern Mutual released this ...
Americans Say They Need $1.2 Million to Retire. Most Aren’t Saving Enough.
When it comes to retirement, Americans are simultaneously determining they need more stashed away to have a comfortable retirement and falling behind their savings goals. That’s according to two new s...
Kevin McCarthy, The Progressives, And Public Opinion On Ukraine
Last week, House Speaker in waiting Kevin McCarthy told reporters from Punchbowl News that well-documented polling concerns about a possible recession mean that Americans are “not going to write a bla...
How The Founders Of Fish Fixe Are Helping Americans Eat More Seafood
Melissa Harrington and Emily Castro knew the stress of working full time and trying to find time to make healthy, family-friendly meals. They understood that seafood, something most Americans don’t ea...
Two Americans Sent to Prison for Stealing Crypto by SIM Swapping
The residents of Massachusetts – Erig Meiggs and Declan Harrington – will go to jail for two years for stealing approximately $330,000 worth of cryptocurrency from victims. The criminals employed mult...
How The Fed’s Monetary Policy Has Raised Inflation For Some Americans
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 29: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news … [+] conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting on January 29, 2020 in Washing...
All About The IRS Tax Inflation Adjustments For The 2023 Tax Year
Getty Images Key takeaways This week, the IRS tax inflation adjustments for the 2023 tax year were released The announcement includes changes in 2023 standard deductions and 2023 IRS tax brackets The ...
Bank of America’s Survey of Wealthy Americans
55% of investors aged 43 and older Younger People Are 7.5 Times More Likely to Hold Crypto 29% of younger people believe that crypto presents an opportunity to create wealth According to a study cond...
The ‘unexpected’ thing Americans now blame their credit-card debt on
Experts like Suze Orman and Dave Ramsey stress the importance of an emergency fund — and it can help prevent you from going into credit card debt. Getty Images Americans’ credit-card debt rose to $887...
Nearly half of Americans earning more than $100K now report living paycheck to paycheck — here are the consequences
Nearly half of Americans earning more than $100K now report living paycheck to paycheck — here are the consequences Americans are still grappling with high inflation — the consumer price index was 8.3...
Millions of working Americans are living paycheck-to-paycheck — and running out of cash as another recession looms
Inflation is taking its toll on people’s emergency funds. The share of workers who say they are living paycheck-to-paycheck has surged among middle- to high-income earners — 63% and 49%, respectively ...