Few married couples are aware of the significant financial pitfalls of the solo years. Even fewer retirement plans adjust for those years.

Evan Hale glanced at the clock on his phone: 15 minutes until his performance review. He sat at his cluttered desk, littered with diagrams and design notes, feeling the pressure of his divided attention. He had meant to prepare a list of accomplishments from the past year at Vitalisync, a Minneapolis-based firm specializing in precision components for the medical device industry, but his mind had been consumed all morning by his side hustle, Fritch Audio.

Turns out your boss might not want the fully authentic you.One of the many pieces of career advice that emerged years ago — when the job market was stronger for corporate workers — is the idea that you should bring your whole self to work. As employers across...

Here’s an overview of the Act’s changes to the complicated rules that govern tax-advantaged retirement accounts.

The Pension Protection Act of 2006 first allowed taxpayers age 70½ and older to make tax-free charitable donations directly from their IRAs. The law was originally scheduled to expire in 2007, but was extended periodically through 2014 by subsequent legislation and finally made permanent by the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015.

The high inflation of the past few years has also made it easier for consumers to fall into credit-card debt. Ted Rossman, a senior industry analyst at Bankrate, described the feedback loop of high prices and high interest rates as “a tough cycle to break.” Credit-card companies know what they need to do to maximize profit: If they offer rewards and bonuses up front, they can snag new customers before they realize the high rates they’re signing up for. Profits keep rolling in for issuers, while consumers fall further behind.

In March 2025, 61% of respondents to a travel-related survey expressed concern that a recession might impact their vacation plans. The same percentage were planning a staycation instead.