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I attended a retail investor summit, and the day-trader crowd is mega-bullish on agentic AI

Anthony Pompliano chats with a guest at the Silvia Investor Summit in New York City.Samuel O'Brient/Business InsiderI recently attended the Silvia Investor Summit in New York City.Many of the event...

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Is Your Financial Plan Sustainable if You Live to 95?

A 60-year-old retiree is reviewing her retirement plan. Her accounts, Social Security and withdrawal strategy all appear to work through age 85. Then she asks the ...

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Retirement Planning Strategies for Women

Many women find themselves managing a financial life that became theirs alone, often after divorce or a loss, at the end of a career they built. And it tends to ar...

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Retiring Abroad Sounded Good — Until I Realized What I’d Be Giving Up

During my years as a full-time staffer for Kiplinger Personal Finance Magazine, I wrote or edited nearly a dozen stories about potential retirement destinations. W...

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Rate Hikes Are Back: What It Means for Retirees

Do you remember the spring of 2021? It felt like we had all been let out of COVID-19 jail. Sure, there were new variants of the virus, but most people were vaccina...

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Older Homeowners Are Cutting Their Property Tax Bills by Volunteering

Shortly before 9:00 a.m., Diane, a 68-year-old retired middle school teacher, walks into her local library and notices a crooked display of flyers for after-school...

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How to Turn Your RMD Into a Smart Tax Strategy

Required minimum distribution season sneaks up on many retirees. RMDs are the amounts you must withdraw from tax‑deferred retirement accounts once you reach the re...

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How to Fact-Check AI Financial Advice in 7 Steps

More retirees are asking AI the money questions they used to ask financial advisers.The appeal is obvious. AI chatbot answers arrive in seconds, nothing is embarra...

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I couldn't afford a $13,000 hair transplant in the US. So I flew to Turkey and I love the results.

Nicole Ethridge before and after her hair transplant.Courtesy of Nicole EthridgeNicole Ethridge's hair started falling out after the birth of her daughter in 2007.She was self-conscious and wore wi...

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From killbots to cuddly little guys: Why AI companies suddenly have cute mascots

Muse; iStock; Tyler Le/BIJolly wants to help make your life easier — and be cute while doing it. The mascot for Meta's Muse AI is a slightly rotund, plush creature with rosy cheeks, big eyes, and a...

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A nurse was sued by her student-loan company. After losing a chunk of her paycheck, here's how it turned out.

Hannah Bates has represented herself for nearly two years in a lawsuit filed against her by her student-loan lender.Nic Antaya, Alyssa Powell/BIIt's been over a year since Hannah Bates, 31, was sue...

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My First $1 Million: Mechanical Engineer, 69, Los Angeles

Welcome to Kiplinger's My First $1 Million series, in which we hear from people who have made $1 million. They're sharing how they did it and what they're doing wi...

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How the Ultra-Rich Can Protect Mega-IRA Assets

More than 32,000 Americans now hold $10 million or more in tax-advantaged accounts, with more than 1,000 holding balances above $25 million, according to Joint Com...

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Gen X is going deeper into credit card debt — even as they make more money than ever

Gen Xers are dealing with mounting credit card debt.d3sign/Getty ImagesGen X, the economy's middle child, is contending with rising credit card debt.The Federal Reserve's latest accounting of consu...

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I'm the Naked Cowboy. Here's the routine that lets me make a living singing in my underwear every day in Times Square.

Robert John Burck II, as the Naked Cowboy, performing in Times Square.Nicole RaucheisenRobert John Burck II, the Naked Cowboy, earns $150k yearly performing in Times Square.Burck uses Cameo and mer...

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The 'Oracle of Wall Street' says prepare for a prolonged housing slowdown as rates and home prices refuse to budge

Meredith Whitney predicts the housing market slowdown will last for another year as rates and home prices stay high.Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesMeredith Whitney says the US housing slump...

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Shoppers find AI agents need a short leash — unless you need 20 pounds of chicken wings

Some shoppers are using AI agents like Instinct and Muse to find and order products for them.Smith Collection/Gado/Getty ImagesShoppers are using AI agents like Muse and Instinct to buy stuff onlin...

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6 Essential Estate Planning Documents to Prepare Now

Like many, you might have the best intentions of "getting your affairs in order." Year after year, it lands on your list of resolutions. Yet, every December, it ro...

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How to Invest for Higher Rates

Bonds are tempting. The yield on a 10-year Treasury note has increased by a factor of eight in just six years. Do you want to own stocks, which for the past hundre...

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How to Avoid Medicare Penalties When Working Past 65

Most of the expensive mistakes I see in retirement planning as a CFP® are subtle. This one is not. A Medicare enrollment trap springs most often on the very people...

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The $100K Inheritance Blueprint: Where to Put Your Money First

Receiving a financial windfall through an inheritance can trigger feelings of guilt and sadness that come as a result of losing a loved one. After all, what you've...

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