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On financial blogs, forums, reddit and so on, a common discussion topic is the problematic nature of financial advisory professionals being paid a commission. It creates a tremendous conflict of interest. Less frequently discussed is the fact that ...

After last week's article covering the 2026 tax brackets, standard deduction, retirement account limits, and HSA limits, a bunch of emails came in asking about the "new senior standard deduction." There's no such thing. There is a new "senior ...

The IRS recently published the last of the annual inflation updates for 2026. If you have questions about a particular amount that I do not mention here, you can likely find it in the official IRS announcements: Rev. Proc. 2025-32 contains most ...

When you own shares of a business, as a partial owner, you have the right to vote on how the business will respond to various important issues facing the company. You are a part of the business's governance. You have influence. When you own mutual ...