The federal government will allow you to save nearly 10% more for retirement in 2023. But it’s not likely that many will take advantage of the tax break. The simple reason: Most people don’t make enou...
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Here’s why investors need to pay attention to earnings season ‘report cards’
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 14, 2022. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images It’s a big week for stock investors. Several of the biggest U.S. companies ...
EV sales are getting hotter, these are the cars catching up to Tesla
Americans bought more than 200,000 electric cars in the third quarter — a first. Electric car sales grew faster than any other segment of the auto industry. Americans bought 67% more electric cars in ...
Here’s What We Bought In September According To The Census Bureau
Woman With Full Shopping Cart getty Well, dear reader, would you like the good news or the bad news first? Earlier this month, the U.S. Census Bureau released monthly results tackling our spending in ...
These money and investing tips can steady your portfolio in this shaky market
Don’t miss these top money and investing features: Sign up here to get MarketWatch’s best mutual funds and ETF stories emailed to you weekly! INVESTING NEWS & TRENDS ‘They can actually derisk thei...
IRS releases new federal tax brackets and standard deductions. Here’s how they affect your family’s tax bill.
America’s high inflation rate will produce a 7% increase in the size of the standard deduction when workers file their taxes on their 2023 income, according to new inflation adjustments from the Inter...
Opinion: Liz Truss is out — why that might be good for your 401(k)
The British pound rose on the news that Liz Truss was standing down. (It’s now the best performing currency of the last month, if you can believe). The interest rate on British government bonds fell. ...
RMDs Will Be a Heavy Lift for Those Who Delayed Them
Retirees who have postponed taking this year’s required minimumdistributions (RMDs) from their 401(k)s and individual retirement accounts face a bitter task before year-end: withdrawing assets when po...
Here’s how to Take Advantage of the new 401k Contribution Increase
Inflation may be ruining everything from bond coupon interest payments to holiday travel plans but being able to put more away for retirement is one unexpected positive. On Friday, the Internal Revenu...
IRS sets new 401(k) limits — investors can save a lot more money in 2023
People can contribute up to $22,500 in 401(k) accounts and $6,500 in IRAs in 2023, the IRS said Friday. For 401(k)s, that’s an almost 10% increase from 2022’s contribution limit of $20,500. For IRAs, ...
The $40,000 electric vehicle business tax credit may be easy to get
Electric buses at a charging station. Koiguo | Moment | Getty Images Plus, the tax credit for bigger trucks is worth more money — up to $40,000 in contrast to the $7,500 maximum for passenger cars and...
Investors can contribute up to $22,500 in a 401(k) and $6,500 in IRAs in 2023
If you’re eager to save more for retirement in 2023, there’s good news from the IRS: higher limits for your annual 401(k) plan and individual retirement account contributions. The employee...
These 27 stocks can give you a more diversified portfolio than the S&P 500 — and that’s a key advantage right now
You probably already know that because of market-capitalization weighting, a broad index such as the S&P 500 SPX, -0.80% can be concentrated in a handful of stocks. Index funds are popular for goo...
New IRS tax brackets and standard deduction could save families hundreds or even thousands of dollars. Now, for the bad news.
In a time of rising costs, the Internal Revenue Service just raised income-tax brackets through new inflation adjustments for next year. It might feel tough sometimes to link the IRS with the concept ...
Why the housing market should brace for double-digit mortgage rates in 2023
Even if Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and his cohorts stopped hiking policy rates soon, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate still would climb to 10%, according to Christopher Whalen, chairman of ...
Workers are disengaged from their jobs — but don’t blame remote work. The real cause lies elsewhere.
Worker disengagement is increasing no matter where a person does their job, whether that’s in the office, at home, or a hybrid of both. And just because people are showing up to the job in person, it ...
How much income you can have for 0% capital gains taxes in 2023
If you’re planning to sell investments or rebalance your taxable portfolio, you may be less likely to trigger a tax bill in 2023, experts say. This week, the IRS released dozens of inflation adj...
Opinion: Don’t have $13 million? The lifetime estate- and gift-tax exemptions for 2023 still matter to you.
The wealthiest families in the U.S. will get a bit of inflation-adjusted relief from the IRS in 2023, with the lifetime estate-tax exemption increasing to $12.9 million for individuals, up from $12.06...
How to save a bundle on your tax return
This is Part Two of our list of suggested year-end strategies. Part 1 discusses gaming the federal standard deduction, and managing capital gains and losses. The tax environment is getting friendlier ...
Yes, you can earn 7.5% on a checking account right now — and here’s the deal with it
Some checking and savings accounts are now paying far more. Getty Images/iStockphoto When you see a rate like 7.5% — on a checking account no less — you might think: This can’t be, right? Well it can,...
How to reduce the impact of higher consumer prices due to inflation
Cavan Images | Cavan | Getty Images Inflation is causing American households to spend $445 more per month buying the same items they did a year ago, according to an estimate from Moody’s Analyti...
Here are the new income tax brackets for 2023
Andersen Ross | Blend Images | Getty Images Amid soaring inflation, the IRS this week announced higher federal income tax brackets and standard deductions for 2023. The agency has boosted the income t...
Want to get richer? You may need to stop looking at saving money like this, and start viewing it like this instead
While some experts say saving aggressively, early and often, is the best way to prepare for retirement, many economists suggest “savings rates should on average be low or negative early in life, high ...
5 red flags to spot student loan forgiveness application scams
Win-initiative/neleman | Stone | Getty Images The Biden administration officially launched the application for federal student loan forgiveness on Monday — and scammers are already “on the move&...
Retirement can mean a loss of identity — how to bring happiness to your next act
For many people transitioning into retirement, the famous lines from the start of “A Chorus Line” resonate: “Who am I anyway? Am I my résumé? That is a picture of a person I don’t know!” Struggling wi...
‘Emily the Criminal’ director Ford takes on student loan crisis
Emily the Criminal Courtesy: John Patton Ford In the new film “Emily the Criminal,” the title character, played by actress Aubrey Plaza, is almost always in a state of fear. There are mome...
Opinion: Stock market bulls have a new story to sell you. Don’t believe them — they’re just in the ‘bargaining’ stage of grief
Might the bear market’s losses at its recent low have gotten so bad that it was actually good news? Some eager stock bulls I monitor are advancing this convoluted rationale. The outline of their argum...