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From binder to balance sheet: Serious collectors unpack how they're investing in Pokémon cards

John Keeble/Getty ImagesWe're living through a new Pokémon craze.The collectible cards have emerged as an alternative investment.Scarcity, but also nostalgia, are a big driver of the high price som...

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Stock compensation gives Big Tech workers a powerful reason to stay. Layoffs and the AI boom are changing the equation.

Rob Waters (left), Julie Zhu (center), and Yousuf Imran (right) weighed Big Tech stock compensation as they considered their next career moves.Rob Waters (left), Julie Zhu (center), and Yousuf Imra...

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Sitting on Large Capital Gains? This Trust Offers a Way Out, But Few Advisers Even Mention It

Fifteen years ago, Ray and Diane Kessler's investment manager recommended a chip company she was following. They bought 125 shares of Nvidia for about $1,500, most...

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3 Ways to Save at Verizon: Bring Your Phone, Buy New or Upgrade

Verizon is known for offering a variety of deals for wireless customers, and right now, the carrier is promoting several ways to save on your cell phone plan.The r...

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I'm living in a 150-square-foot converted garage at my parents' house. They're helping me through a rough transition.

The author is living in a converted garage at her parents' house.Courtesy of Camilla RichardsonI'm living in my parents' converted single-car garage, a roughly 150-square-foot casita.While I'm sepa...

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What Eliminating the Social Security Tax Cap Would Mean for High Earners

Social Security needs more money, and some Congressional lawmakers want high earners to help provide it.Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio,...

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Essential Financial To-Dos for 11 of Life's Biggest Milestones

When celebrating a major moment — a big birthday, graduation, marriage — no one wants to consider the financial implications. But it could be a costly mistake not ...

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Your Diversified ETF Isn't as Diversified as You Think — and Here's the $700 Billion Reason Why

Editor's note: This is the first article in a four-part series on AI concentration risk in growth portfolios. The next articles examine the supply chain behind tha...

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This Is the Portfolio Shift Every Pre-Retiree Should Make Before Retirement

Most of my clients spend three decades focused on one number: How much they've saved. As they approach retirement, the question shifts. How much can we spend and k...

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Discover’s New 5% Cash Back Categories Could Help With Holiday Costs

The holidays are right around the corner. And with gas prices remaining ulcer-inducing, getting a head start on your plans isn't a bad idea. On this note, Discover...

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Why Leaving an Equal Inheritance to Your Children Could Backfire

Leaving an equal inheritance sounds fair and like the right thing to do. Just split everything down the middle, avoid playing favorites, and do what you have to do...

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5 Times You Should Absolutely Not Do a Roth Conversion

Roth conversions get a lot of enthusiastic press, and most of it is deserved. Moving money from a traditional IRA into a Roth can reshape your tax picture for deca...

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My First $1 Million: Retired Media Project Manager, 68, Southern Maryland

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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35% of Workers Have Pushed Retirement Later. At 73, His Current 401(k) May Delay RMDs Even While His IRA Cannot.

The post 35% of Workers Have Pushed Retirement Later. At 73, His Current 401(k) May Delay RMDs Even While His IRA Cannot. appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. Retirement keeps moving further away for ...

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Older Americans are sliding into poverty

The supplemental poverty rate for older Americans has increased.Willowpix/Getty ImagesAfter a surge of pandemic-era aid, older Americans have faced rising poverty.Healthcare costs drive older Ameri...

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Patience at the Plate: 5 Investing Lessons From Baseball

Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series about the intersection of baseball and investing. Part two will focus on the evolution of the game. Many of t...

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Stocks Rally for Mixed Close to Volatile Week: Stock Market Today

All the equity indexes were lower, and all the sectors were in the red around midday, almost as if they were dipping their caps to honor perhaps the greatest inves...

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The Inheritance Investment Quiz: Will You Grow or Blow Your Family Legacy?

The Great Wealth Transfer is underway in the United States, with an estimated $124 trillion in assets expected to pass from older generations to younger ones over ...

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As a dual Canada-U.S. citizen, how does Yvonne report income from RESPs for her U.S. taxes?

Q. I am a Canadian-U.S. dual citizen who lives in Canada. I wish to contribute to a registered education savings plan (RESP) for my two children who are also dual citizens who live in Canada. Alth...

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How Advisers Can Help Women Take the Reins of Their Retirement

Women are stepping into the retirement conversation with more power and purpose than ever. They control a growing share of household wealth, typically outlive thei...

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SBA Loan Rules Just Changed: Here's What Could Sink Your Application in 2026

If you're planning to apply for an SBA loan this year, don't assume the process works the way it did 18 months ago. The Small Business Administration has quietly r...

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