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No, credit-card delinquencies aren’t at a record high

A longer view shows recent delinquencies have been roughly in line with the long-term historical average.

$30 billion in benefits are unclaimed each year – this is who’s missing out

Lack of awareness, education and fear are among the biggest barriers

Cha-ching! Trump on track for $1 billion stock bonus — while outside investors lose up to 50%

Donald Trump is poised to make a huge profit from his latest venture, even as outside investors lose their shirts. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.

My teenagers filed taxes for the first time, and they weren’t happy about it

They asked some good questions I couldn’t fully answer — even though I’m a “smart money person.”

How to get financial advice for free

Also, estate planning, a successful stock-market timing strategy and tips about housing and taxes.

More young adults are opting for sterilization in wake of Supreme Court’s abortion decision, study finds 

Young adults are turning to permanent contraception procedures, including tubal ligations and vasectomies, in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion, a new study finds.

Why it’s so expensive to own a car right now, in 5 charts

The good news for car owners? The price of a new car is finally getting cheaper. The bad news? Just about every other cost of owning a vehicle is getting a lot more expensive.

Treasurys rally on Middle East developments, sending yields broadly lower

Yields on U.S. government debt broadly fell Friday morning on flight-to-safety trades, with the focus on the potential for escalating Middle East tensions.

Consumer sentiment falls in April on worries about sticky inflation

An early reading of consumer sentiment in April retreated from a 32-month high, a sign of some frustration on the part of Americans about lingering inflation.

Frustrated with filing taxes? I just fixed your 2025 return. No charge!

Americans spend an insane amount of time and money doing their taxes. There’s got to be a better way.

Inside the secret meeting where Donald Trump’s ‘catch-and-kill’ trial began

Soon after Trump announced his run for president in 2015, he allegedly hatched a plot with his lawyer and the publisher of the National Enquirer to pay to make damaging stories go away.

Bernanke recommends Bank of England axe ‘fan charts’ but not use dot plot

Ben Bernanke is not bringing the dot plot that dominates the Fed’s communications to investors to the U.K.
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