Retirement

Semi-retirement can offer important financial and lifestyle advantages to people in their 50s, 60s, and early 70s. By not quitting work completely, you can use the semi-retirement strategy to significantly increase your retirement income for when you do eventually retire full time, while also getting more time now to enjoy life and feel closer to

Republican members of the House of Representatives have taken the first step – a budget resolution – to cut taxes. The final bill will likely extend some of the regressive the tax cuts that Congress enacted under President Trump in 2017, also known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). The extension of expiring

Introduction U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) introduced a bill called the Death Tax Repeal Act on Feb. 13, 2025, with more than 170 representatives signing on. U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. Senate. No odds-on passage as the Ouija Board has not proven adept at predicting tax law changes. So

In late 2024 just before the end of its session, Congress passed the Social Security Fairness Act. The president signed the act into law in early January. The law repealed two provisions that were created in the 1983 Social Security reforms, the government pension offset and windfall elimination provision, and will retroactively increase Social Security

Here are two situations I reviewed recently. A 74-year-old man got a bill for his colonoscopy. He thought this was supposed to be a free procedure. A 71-year-old woman has never paid for a mammogram since she has been on Medicare. But she discovered she has to pay for the last one. These individuals received