If you over 50, earn more than $150,000 annually, and you are counting on the catch-up provision to stash more pre-tax funds toward your employer’s retirement plan, here’s some bad news: You’ve just lost the tax deduction on these catch-up contributions.

For many middle-class Americans, their home isn’t just their nest. It’s their nest egg. But new statistics show that younger buyers are significantly less likely than their parents to be home buyers. And that portends risks to the future of home sales — and home values — in the years to come.

It’s no secret that health care in the U.S. is expensive. And the cost is about to get much higher for many Americans in 2026. That assumes, of course, they will even be able to access it. In growing numbers, health insurance providers are retrenching, leaving whole communities without insurance coverage options.

Everyone knows prices have gone up dramatically over the last six years, but recent recent inflation reports suggest the worst may be over. But unraveling the real-life impact of those government-reported inflation numbers, the truth is, well, complicated.