WASHINGTON, May 23, 2026 — Every year, the financial planning community debates the relative merits of Roth IRAs versus traditional IRAs, 401(k)s versus taxable brokerage accounts, deferred compensation versus immediate income. Almost nobody talks about the account that beats all…
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2026 — Senate Republicans abruptly left Washington Thursday evening for the Memorial Day recess without voting on a $70 billion immigration enforcement funding bill they had spent weeks assembling — walking away from Trump’s self-imposed June 1…
WASHINGTON, May 22, 2026 — The retirement income crisis in America has a number attached to it: $461.3 billion. That is how much Americans deposited into annuity contracts in 2025, according to LIMRA, the insurance industry’s primary research organization. It…
LAKELAND, Fla., May 22, 2026 — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its official 2026 Atlantic hurricane season outlook Thursday at its Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland, Florida, forecasting a below-normal season driven by the anticipated development of a…
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2026 — Key Takeaways: For years, first-time homebuyers across America have lost bidding wars not to other families but to companies with unlimited cash and no mortgage contingency. In 2025, first-time buyers accounted for just 21% of…
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2026 — Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol from a mob on January 6, 2021 — one of whom was pinned against a door as a rioter ripped the mask off his face while the…
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2026 — The United States and Iran are in the final stages of a framework peace negotiation that American officials describe as closer to resolution than any prior round of talks — but no agreement has been…
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2026 — The federal student loan system has been through more consequential changes in the past 18 months than in the previous two decades combined. Courts have intervened. Plans have been killed. A new repayment structure is…
NEW YORK, May 20, 2026 — By the time Jalen Brunson hit his seventh and eighth points of the fourth quarter off James Harden’s hip — a move so automatic it looked choreographed — Madison Square Garden had found its…
NEW YORK, May 20, 2026 — Key Takeaways: On Monday night, Victor Wembanyama scored 41 points and 24 rebounds and the Spurs beat the defending champions in double overtime in Oklahoma City. On Tuesday night, Jalen Brunson scored 38 points,…
AUSTIN, May 20, 2026 — Key Takeaways: The Trump primary machine does not take days off. Two days after Thomas Massie fell in Kentucky and three days after Bill Cassidy fell in Louisiana, the president turned his endorsement apparatus toward…
WASHINGTON, May 20, 2026 — The United States government moved Tuesday to close its borders to foreign travelers from three African nations as an Ebola outbreak killed at least 134 people, infected more than 500, and reached a confirmed American…