Budget Battles
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Republicans Want Strings Attached to California Disaster Aid
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Biden Goes Out With a Bang in the Jobs Market
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Trump Privately Pushes Senators for ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’
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Trump Considers Declaring National Emergency for Tariff Rollout
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Trump Unloads: Grievances, Greenland and the Gulf of Mexico
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Republicans Divided Over How to Pass Trump’s Agenda
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Trump Pushes Johnson to Victory as Speaker
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Making a Big Money Move? Why You Should Probably Consult a Financial Adviser
By Beth Pinsker, ReutersPeople hire financial advisers with the very obvious goal of getting advice on how to handle their money. So why do investors often cut advisers out of consequential decisions? Some advisers say...
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How Kids Can Wreck Your Financial Security
As any new parent will tell you, the giggles of a baby or a first steps of a toddler are priceless milestones, but that doesn’t meant that they don’t come at a cost.
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The $3 Million Retirement Mistake You Could Be Making
Most retirement experts agree that a portfolio that includes stocks held over the long term is the surest way to amass the nest egg necessary for a comfortable retirement, but many younger workers...
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The US Loses Ground in Providing Retirement Security to Baby Boomers
By Eric PianinA new global index of best practices by policy makers, employers and asset managers found that the United States is losing ground in providing economic and financial security and improved health care...
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Oregon Just Took the Lead in Getting Americans to Save More for Retirement
By Eric PianinBucking resistance from a Republican Congress and the Trump Administration, Oregon has become the first state to launch a program requiring private employers to either offer their own 401 (k) savings...
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How GOP Tax Reform Could Affect Your Retirement Account
By YLAN Q. MUI, CNBCThe fight over tax reform is starting to get personal. So far, much of the debate in Washington has centered on overhauling the corporate tax code. But a new coalition of consumer and industry groups...
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How Much Money Do You Need to Be Wealthy? Here’s What Most People Say
Americans’ collective net worth has risen in recent years, thanks to a healthy stock market and steadily increasing home values, but most people think they need a lot more money to feel financially...
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How Rising Health Care Costs Could Hurt Your Retirement
By Tom Anderson, CNBCSkyrocketing health costs don't just make it harder for you now — they can diminish your retirement, too. More than 60 percent of employees said they are contributing less to their 401(k) plans...
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How Millions of Aging Baby Boomers Could Bust the Economy
By Eric PianinA new report not only highlights growing economic anxiety among an increasingly important and influential cohort of the population, but also suggests that this overarching pessimism and caution could...
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How the Government Is Making It Harder for You to Retire
By Eric PianinMany Americans have saved shockingly little for their retirements, with one study showing that the median savings for households near retirement age is just $17,000. In the coming years, tens of...
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States Face a $1 Trillion Pension Problem: Here Are the Worst 10
By Eric PianinWhile a handful of states including West Virginia, New York and Indiana have made important strides in reducing major shortfalls in their employee pension plans, many others are just treading water...
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'Cool Jobs' for Baby Boomers Who Want to Work in Retirement
By Barbara Booth, CNBCMore than 80 percent of working Americans over age 50 say they plan to work after retirement, according to a 2013 survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research . Whether that...
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Rising Health Care Costs Can Eat Up Your Retirement Savings
By Janna HerronThe good news is that Americans are saving more for their golden years. But the task just got harder as a key retirement cost increased this year. One in five American workers increased their...
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Does Passive Investing Make Sense for Your Portfolio?
By Jeff Spross, TheWeek.comVery quietly, the way that many Americans invest their money is changing. And it's changing in a way that could upend the way Wall Street does business. When you think of investment, you probably...
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Americans Save More Than Most for Retirement – but It’s Still Not Enough
By Janna HerronIt’s a well-known fact that Americans are not saving enough for retirement, as survey after survey shows. But it turns out that they are doing better than many of their global counterparts. The share...