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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State of the Union: Why Obama Must Go Big on Jobs
By Josh Boak and Eric Pianin, The Fiscal TimesThe contents of President Obama’s State of the Union address next week aren’t a state secret. He’s already been spelling out his second term agenda in his inaugural address two weeks ago and a...
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Great Recession Leaves Long-Lasting Scars: Poll
By Michael A. Fletcher and Peyton Craighill, The Washington PostAmericans remain deeply pessimistic about the nation’s economic future nearly four years into the recovery, and the vast majority think it will take “many years” for things to return to the way they...
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7 Ways Boomers Are Changing How We Retire
By Mark Miller, ReutersThe baby boom generation has broken the mold at every stage of life, and it looks like old age won't be any different. Here is a look at trends shaping the next wave of retirement.
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Nearly Half of U.S. Families Teetering on Edge of Ruin
By Mandi Woodruff, Business InsiderIn the past few years, Americans have certainly learned a thing or two about how quickly disaster can strike.
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Pensions Dump Gun Stocks: Can They Make a Difference?
By Caren Chesler, The Fiscal TimesPublic pension officials are looking to sell their firearms investments after the Sandy Hook shooting – but if the tobacco industry in the mid 1990s is any indication, divestment likely won’t make a...