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I started working as a dishwasher at age 13. Social Security refuses to acknowledge this. Am I being cheated?
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I started working as a dishwasher at age 13. Social Security refuses to acknowledge this. Am I being cheated?

Market Expert  Jan 18, 2026

“I am 69, and started collecting Social Security when I was 66½.”

These 20 cheap S&P 500 stocks can cushion the blow in a market downturn
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These 20 cheap S&P 500 stocks can cushion the blow in a market downturn

Market Expert  Jan 18, 2026

Conservative investors favor stocks trading at low P/E ratios — and the long-term record proves them right.

Trump plans 10% tariffs on European countries over Greenland: What it means for markets.
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Trump plans 10% tariffs on European countries over Greenland: What it means for markets.

Market Expert  Jan 18, 2026

Trump levels latest threat at Europe as Supreme Court decision on his tariffs loom

Inflation relief is on the way — if these 3 market forces can come together
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Inflation relief is on the way — if these 3 market forces can come together

Market Expert  Jan 18, 2026

Productivity gains, tame oil prices and lower taxes could ease the pressure on consumers.

My wealthy friend invited me to stay, but he doesn’t need more ‘stuff.’ What do I get the man who has everything?
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My wealthy friend invited me to stay, but he doesn’t need more ‘stuff.’ What do I get the man who has everything?

Market Expert  Jan 18, 2026

“He has a beautiful home, and enough antiques and collectibles stored up over a lifetime.”

14 million Americans are getting access to these game-changing investment accounts — without risking their Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid benefits
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14 million Americans are getting access to these game-changing investment accounts — without risking their Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid benefits

Market Expert  Jan 18, 2026

ABLE accounts have expanded eligibility to those up to age 46.

Young men are worried about having enough money — but confident they’ll own a home. What gives?
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Young men are worried about having enough money — but confident they’ll own a home. What gives?

Market Expert  Jan 18, 2026

Homeownership, marriage and parenthood are highly valued goals for Gen Z — and a tall order in today’s economy.

‘Your whole life is on the phone.’ Should companies like Verizon be forced to refund you the next time there’s a major outage?
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‘Your whole life is on the phone.’ Should companies like Verizon be forced to refund you the next time there’s a major outage?

Market Expert  Jan 18, 2026

In the meantime, here’s how to claim the $20 credit Verizon is offering in response to this week’s service disruption.

Saturday links: the active squeeze
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Saturday links: the active squeeze

Market Expert  Jan 18, 2026

Saturdays we catch up with the non-finance related items that we didn’t get to earlier in the week. You can check out...

MiB: Richard Thaler and Alex Imas on The Winner’s Curse
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MiB: Richard Thaler and Alex Imas on The Winner’s Curse

Market Expert  Jan 18, 2026

     This week, I speak with Richard Thaler and Alex Imas award winning economists and co-authors of “The Winner’s Curse: Behavioral Economics Anomalies“. We discuss the psychology of spending at auctions, and the effects of draft picks on NFL team spending. We also discuss the anomalies of human behavior and decision making that challenge… Read More The post MiB: Richard Thaler and Alex Imas on The Winner’s Curse appeared first on The Big Picture.

Trump wants to let you take money from your 401(k) to buy a house. Putting it back is complicated.
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Trump wants to let you take money from your 401(k) to buy a house. Putting it back is complicated.

Market Expert  Jan 17, 2026

If you can avoid the 10% penalty, does that make it a good deal?

Micron’s stunning stock gains are encapsulated by this milestone
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Micron’s stunning stock gains are encapsulated by this milestone

Market Expert  Jan 17, 2026

Micron Technology is now worth more than $400 billion, just a few weeks after topping a $300 billion valuation.

Colleges could go tuition-free if their endowment-fund managers just invested in this stock index
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Colleges could go tuition-free if their endowment-fund managers just invested in this stock index

Market Expert  Jan 17, 2026

Buy-and-hold S&P 500 investors outperform college endowment managers. Could this be why?

These stocks have the most to lose from Trump’s push to lower electricity prices
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These stocks have the most to lose from Trump’s push to lower electricity prices

Market Expert  Jan 17, 2026

The stocks of Constellation Energy and Vistra dropped after investors were spooked by the Trump administration’s plan to push large technology companies to help lower electricity prices for consumers.

Warsh’s chances of becoming Fed chair jump as Trump suggests he doesn’t want Hassett in that job
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Warsh’s chances of becoming Fed chair jump as Trump suggests he doesn’t want Hassett in that job

Market Expert  Jan 17, 2026

The contest to become the next chair of the Federal Reserve took another turn Friday, as President Donald Trump hinted that he may want to keep economist Kevin Hassett in his current White House job.

My mom, 90, has dementia. My brother wants her to buy a $500K property near his house. Does that make any sense?
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My mom, 90, has dementia. My brother wants her to buy a $500K property near his house. Does that make any sense?

Market Expert  Jan 17, 2026

“I can’t, for the life of me, see how this makes sense on any level — personal or financial.”

‘I don’t want to step on any toes’: I manage an $80K trust for a 15-year-old relative. How do I deal with interfering relatives?
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‘I don’t want to step on any toes’: I manage an $80K trust for a 15-year-old relative. How do I deal with interfering relatives?

Market Expert  Jan 17, 2026

“I also want to teach my young relative good money habits without overstepping the parents’ authority.”

Education Department pauses plan to seize wages, tax refunds of defaulted student-loan borrowers
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Education Department pauses plan to seize wages, tax refunds of defaulted student-loan borrowers

Market Expert  Jan 17, 2026

The announcement comes a little more than a week after the agency had planned to start warning defaulted borrowers their wages would be garnished.

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