• Social Security scammers are active on social media. Here’s how Southern Utahns can recognize it.

    ST. GEORGE — Fraudsters create impostor social media pages and accounts using Social Security-related images and vocabulary, making them appear to be associated with or endorsed by the federal organization. They also create impostor social media pages of Social Security officials, as well as the Office of the Inspector General. Social Security representatives never ask for […]

  • Before You Claim Social Security, What’s Your Income Plan?

    If you’ll have multiple income streams in retirement, you’ll need to coordinate everything so you don’t end up paying taxes on your Social Security benefits.

  • Here’s the Average Social Security Benefit at Age 66

    An extremely popular Social Security claiming age may be shortchanging retired workers. For most Americans, Social Security plays a key role in fortifying their financial foundation during retirement. More than two decades of annual surveys from Gallup have shown that between 80% and 90% of then-current retirees count on their guaranteed monthly benefit to cover […]

  • Mosquitoes can carry deadly viruses, but Reading’s residents can reduce risks by controlling the insect’s habitat

    City dwellers can reduce mosquito habitat by removing old tires, empty buckets and other items that can collect water.

  • Social Security’s retirement age is a bad deal for us all

    The Right and Left don’t agree on much these days. But over on X, people on both sides of the political spectrum recently united to lambaste conservative commentator Ben Shapiro for speaking some simple truths about the untenable trajectory of retirement. “No one in the United States should be retiring at 65 years old. Frankly, […]

  • With March’s Libra Eclipse, Proceed With Caution In Your Social Life

    Eclipse season kicks off on March 25 with a penumbral lunar eclipse in Libra — and according to NYLON astrologer David Odyssey, now's the time to play it smart.

  • Letter: Revoke Social Security taxes to help U.S. elderly

    U.S. Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota reintroduced legislation that would repeal the taxation of Social Security benefits, putting money back into the pockets of retirees. It’s about time Congress has turned the spotlight on a critical issue affecting seniors’ pocketbooks. By virtue of the huge 2023 increase in COLA, more and more seniors are shocked to find out that their benefits are now subject to taxation.

  • Here’s the Average Social Security Retired-Worker Benefit Right Now

    Monthly Social Security checks for retired workers are probably more modest than you realize. For more than eight decades, Social Security has been providing a financial foundation for those who could no longer do so for themselves. Based on recently updated estimates from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, America’s top retirement program is pulling 22.7 […]

  • How can Donald Trump’s loss-making Truth Social be worth $9bn?

    The rightwing social network’s flotation, supported by fans of the ex-president, makes it look like part of the ‘meme stock’ phenomenon• Business live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s social network went public on Tuesday and quickly achieved a valuation of almost $8bn (£6.3bn), a gain of more than 15% on its initial public offering (IPO) value. Shares rose again in volatile trading on Wednesday, rising 14% and valuing it at $9.6bn. That enormous success has raised questions, and not all of them...

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    Can $3B Truth Social windfall help Trump’s money crunch?

    Will Trump’s $3B share in Truth Social last, and can he use it to thwart property seizures? “It is possible,” says Erik Hirsch, Co-CEO of Hamilton Lane. But “selling that much stock into the market is going to be very difficult to not have negative consequences on the stock price .it’s hard to beat the market, and the market is going to want to see reality.”

  • Realtor rules just changed dramatically. Here’s what buyers and sellers can expect

    So long, 6% commission. For decades, real estate commissions have been somewhat standardized, with most home sellers paying 5% to 6% commission to cover both the listing agent and the buyer’s agent. On Friday, everything changed. A landmark agreement from the National Assn. of Realtors paved the way for a new set of rules that will likely shake up the entire industry, affecting sellers, buyers and the agents tasked with pushing deals across the finish line. The most pivotal rule change pertains...

  • It’s March Madness, and more people than ever can legally bet on basketball games

    People in North Carolina may have a little more riding on this year’s NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, as they will be able to legally bet on the games through their smartphone apps and computers for the first time. For the sixth straight year, the number of states allowing legal sports betting has expanded since the last rendition of March Madness. A total of 38 states and the District of Columbia now allow some form sports betting, including 30 states that allow online wagering,...