Finance Blog Check our some recent articles and posts. August 30, 2025 My husband and I are giving my sister $30K each year. Will we owe the IRS gift tax? “We do not see eye to eye on using paper checks.” August 30, 2025 ‘I’m asking for a friend’: Will the IRS write off $60,000 lost in a romance phishing scam? “The bank did try to stop them from executing the transfers.” August 29, 2025 Equal-weight S&P 500 sees longest winning streak since 2021 amid September rate-cut expectations The equal-weight version of the S&P 500 just booked its longest streak of monthly gains since 2021. August 29, 2025 Why Trump’s global tariffs were rejected in court — and what comes next The White House says it anticipates an “ultimate victory” in the case over the president’s tariffs. August 29, 2025 ‘I have almost no retirement savings’: I’m 57 and have $8K in my 401(k) and $17K in my IRA. Have I left it too late? “I plan to work until I’m 70.” August 29, 2025 ‘My blood pressure is sky high’: I’m in my 70s and a widow. I pay $12K a year for long-term-care insurance. Do I cut the cord? “What if I become cognitively impaired and need benefits for 15-20 years?” August 29, 2025 Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy again, has this to say about its Labor Day flights The move comes after the budget airline emerged from bankruptcy in March. August 29, 2025 Customers are rushing to coffee shops like Starbucks and Dunkin’ thanks to the pumpkin-spice latte ‘halo effect’ Starbucks sees foot traffic spike 24% thanks to PSLs, and even McDonald’s has a fall menu now. “It’s great just to get people in the door,” analysts say. August 29, 2025 Why I don’t want to add private equity to my 401(k) It’s a great deal for private-equity firms and a losing prospect for you. August 29, 2025 Travelers may pay the cheapest Labor Day gas prices in 5 years. Here’s the reason why. Gas prices are heading for their lowest Labor Day levels since 2020 as oil prices slump.
August 30, 2025 My husband and I are giving my sister $30K each year. Will we owe the IRS gift tax? “We do not see eye to eye on using paper checks.”
August 30, 2025 ‘I’m asking for a friend’: Will the IRS write off $60,000 lost in a romance phishing scam? “The bank did try to stop them from executing the transfers.”
August 29, 2025 Equal-weight S&P 500 sees longest winning streak since 2021 amid September rate-cut expectations The equal-weight version of the S&P 500 just booked its longest streak of monthly gains since 2021.
August 29, 2025 Why Trump’s global tariffs were rejected in court — and what comes next The White House says it anticipates an “ultimate victory” in the case over the president’s tariffs.
August 29, 2025 ‘I have almost no retirement savings’: I’m 57 and have $8K in my 401(k) and $17K in my IRA. Have I left it too late? “I plan to work until I’m 70.”
August 29, 2025 ‘My blood pressure is sky high’: I’m in my 70s and a widow. I pay $12K a year for long-term-care insurance. Do I cut the cord? “What if I become cognitively impaired and need benefits for 15-20 years?”
August 29, 2025 Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy again, has this to say about its Labor Day flights The move comes after the budget airline emerged from bankruptcy in March.
August 29, 2025 Customers are rushing to coffee shops like Starbucks and Dunkin’ thanks to the pumpkin-spice latte ‘halo effect’ Starbucks sees foot traffic spike 24% thanks to PSLs, and even McDonald’s has a fall menu now. “It’s great just to get people in the door,” analysts say.
August 29, 2025 Why I don’t want to add private equity to my 401(k) It’s a great deal for private-equity firms and a losing prospect for you.
August 29, 2025 Travelers may pay the cheapest Labor Day gas prices in 5 years. Here’s the reason why. Gas prices are heading for their lowest Labor Day levels since 2020 as oil prices slump.