Spending a Social Security COLA first can be misleading because in 2026 the average Social Security benefit rose by about $56/month while the standard Medicare Part B premium increased by $17.90 to $202.90, taking nearly a third of the COLA before other costs like groceries, utilities, or homeowners insurance are considered.
Sep 12, 2026 ·
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The 30-year Treasury constant maturity yield closed at 5.35% on September 11, 2026, positioning the long bond as a core retiree holding that locks in a long-duration coupon.
Sep 12, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Complete battery failure is uncommon: a Department of Energy analysis of about 15,000 plug-in vehicles found only 1.5% needed battery replacements due to failure (excluding recalls), with replacement rates below 1% for every model year from 2016 through 2023.
Sep 12, 2026 ·
Engadget
A $1,300 options account can be enough to start, but you have to avoid big mistakes because a $100 loss would erase about 7.7% of the account.
Sep 12, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Apple’s new A20 Pro chip, used in the iPhone 18 Pro/Pro Max and the iPhone Duo, moves from Taiwan Semiconductor’s 3nm process to its 2-nanometer process.
Sep 12, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
History used in the article shows that staying invested rather than trying to time a crash can protect returns through major downturns.
Sep 12, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
RBC Global Asset Management found that after 1,325 S&P 500 all-time highs since 1950, the odds of a severe 10%+ decline were about 9% one year later, 2% three years later, and 0% after five years.
Sep 12, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Palantir’s AI Platform (AIP) includes a native agent engine SDK designed to let customers determine who authorized AI agent actions, how much they cost, and whether the actions can be trusted.
Sep 12, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
U.S. consumer prices rose 3.4% year over year in August while average hourly earnings rose 3.1%, and real average hourly earnings fell 0.1% from July and were down 0.3% from a year earlier.
Sep 12, 2026 ·
CNBC
Boomers who don’t plan for long-term care may end up using about $200,000–$300,000 (or more) of their retirement savings if care lasts 2 to 3 years.
Sep 12, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Missing IRS Form 8606 can cause the IRS to presume IRA basis is zero, making about $150,000 of nondeductible (already-taxed) traditional IRA contributions fully taxable again when distributions are taken.
Sep 12, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The White House is reportedly drafting a rule that would let certain married couples qualify for existing federal child care subsidies worth about $9,000 per child each year if one spouse works at least 35 hours per week while the other provides at-home care.
Sep 12, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Ray Dalio says money has “no intrinsic value” and that it only matters if it serves your stated life purpose and helps you define and achieve your goals for success.
Sep 12, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Marcus by Goldman Sachs offers the highest CD rate mentioned today at 4.35% APY on an 18-month CD (Saturday, September 12, 2026).
Sep 12, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Berkshire Hathaway’s Greg Abel started a new equity position in Macy’s, which raised its quarterly dividend 5% to $0.1915 per share (from $0.1824) and has a 29% payout ratio.
Sep 12, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Oracle is set to report Q1 earnings after the closing bell on Thursday, Sept. 10, with analysts expecting $1.74 per share and $19.14 billion in quarterly revenue.
Sep 12, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
A $129,000 nursing-home bill can be treated as an almost entirely deductible medical expense when the stay is principally for medical care, including room and board, but only the medical and nursing portion qualifies when the stay is primarily custodial.
Sep 11, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Baby boomers are expected to pass wealth to heirs over the next two to three decades, but commenters on Reddit argue that much of it could be spent on healthcare and long-term care rather than being inherited by millennials—especially in families where parents need years of expensive care.
Sep 11, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Moderna (MRNA) nearly tripled in a day, prompting the question of how to profit while managing pullback risk during consolidation.
Sep 11, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
A 30-year U.S. Treasury yields about 5.3% (vs. Coca-Cola’s ~2.4%), but Coca-Cola has raised its dividend 64 consecutive years and since 1996 its dividend is up nearly 750%.
Sep 11, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
