My wife says we can’t afford to retire. I vetoed her $8,000 trip to Italy. We’re in our 60s and have $4 million. Do I keep working?
“I worry about healthcare, long-term care, inflation, a long bear market and living to 95.”
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Are we spending our retirement money in the right order? Our plan is: Social Security, annuities, cash — then IRA.
Spending all your cash first can make your income surge in later years.
My sister moved in with our mother, 78, and says she deserves the $925,000 family home. Is she right?
“The house is worth $925,000 and mom owns it outright. She also has $480,000 in investments.”
‘I like the idea of a big return’: My financial adviser wants me to invest $350,000 in a UAE data center. Is this risky?
“I know you’re not supposed to put money you can’t afford to lose into speculative stuff.”
Did this year’s COLA beat inflation? Here’s how spending by American seniors stacks up so far in 2026.
The cost-of-living adjustment for 2027 will be 3.6%, which will give Social Security recipients an average of $75 more per month.
The COLA wars are coming for Social Security
The annual cost-of-living adjustment may soon be capped, curtailed, means-tested or scrapped altogether under various proposals being actively considered
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Your Social Security check will rise an average of $75 a month — will it be able to keep up with inflation?
The 3.6% COLA for 2027 is aimed at helping more than 68 million beneficiaries keep pace with the cost of living
The truth about being a landlord in retirement
Investing in rental property isn’t easy or ‘passive’
Nvidia and other chip stocks face renewed pressure as AI fears swell
Reported details about Anthropic’s financial progress are adding to concerns about the health of the AI ecosystem.
Investors are dumping AI stocks as ‘tech wreck’ worsens. Here’s where they’re turning now.
A continued selloff in the AI trade is forcing investors to move from tech names to the relative safety of government bonds and defensive stock sectors.
