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Americans’ 401(k) balances hit record levels last year. See how you compare.

A new bill would cap Medicare enrollees’ annual expenses at $5,000 — and could cost the government ‘tens of billions’

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Older Americans will soon have Medicare access to GLP-1s for weight loss for the first time. Here’s what they need to know.

Market Expert Jun 28, 2026

Starting July 1, Medicare beneficiaries who qualify can get weight-loss drugs for $50 a month. They should consider the side effects and muscle loss.

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This disease is more expensive than cancer and heart disease combined. And it’s only going to get worse.

Market Expert Jun 28, 2026

“People should be alarmed. This is a health crisis. It’s also an economic crisis for families and government.”

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How to work in retirement without seeing your Social Security checks slashed

Market Expert Jun 28, 2026

Claiming benefits before full retirement age while keeping a job can trigger unexpected withholdings — but the money isn’t lost forever.

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Friday links: insider media

Market Expert Jun 28, 2026

MarketsU.S. corporate profits are at a record high. (axios.com)Earnings are growing, but its the wrong companies. (ft.com)Prediction marketsPolymarket's annualized run rate now exceeds $1 billion. (cnbc.com)Donald Trump Jr. got a free stake in Kalshi back in early 2025. (msn.com)ETFsSouth Korea is experiencing the downside of leveraged ETFs. (etf.com)A lot of ETF 'innovation' these days is just throwing stuff up against the wall. (citywire.com)AIJames Pethokoukis talks AI and work with Prof. Erik Brynjolfsson. (fasterplease.substack.com)Larry Kotlikoff talks with Sebastian Mallaby, author of "The Infinity Machine." (larrykotlikoff.substack.com)Sean Illing talks with Charlie Warzel about how AI is killing off the human internet. (podcasts.apple.com)DefenseA look at the damage Iran was able to inflict on an American naval base in Bahrain. (wsj.com)The Pentagon has reinstated mandatory influenza shots. (apnews.com)Air power alone doesn't win wars. (theatlantic.com)EconomyLower gasoline

Saturday links: being honest with yourself

Analysis

MiB: Carl Richards on Sketching Wealth Strategy

Market Expert Jun 28, 2026

This week, I speak with Carl Richards, author of “Your Money: Reimagining Wealth in Simple Sketches“. They discuss Carl’s unlikely start in finance and building his own firm. Carl also breaks down how one sketch helped him translate wealth management and become a New York Times columnist. We discuss how his career… Read More The post MiB: Carl Richards on Sketching Wealth Strategy appeared first on The Big Picture.

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Stablecoin Crash?

Market Expert Jun 27, 2026

Cointelegraph: “Decentralized finance platform Abracadabra said Wednesday that it launched emergency measures after its crypto-collateralized stablecoin, Magic Internet Money (MIM), fell 50% below its $1 peg.” I have spent a lot of time vacillating between being Blockchain-Curious and Crypto-Skeptical. As an exercise, let’s consider the pros- and cons- of Stablecoins, and whether there… Read More The post Stablecoin Crash? appeared first on The Big Picture.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (June 27–28)

Market Expert Jun 27, 2026

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent study from The Ensemble Practice finds that while surveyed advisory firms posted profit margins in excess of 38% for fiscal year 2025 (a figure up nearly 15 percentage points over the past decade),Read More... The post Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (June 27–28) first appeared on Kitces.com.

S&P 500 volatility indicators are flashing mixed signals — locking bulls and bears in a tug of war

Exuberance over earnings is becoming a problem for the stock market, according to this Wall Street veteran

Why a reported delay for OpenAI’s listing complicates further the picture for tech stocks

SpaceX FOMO is officially over. Space stocks across the board are getting punished.

SpaceX stock is a terrible buy — what that actually means for the bull market

A world rejecting OPEC controls could usher in oil below $50 a barrel

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Oil heads for another losing week, but analyst warns sluggish Strait of Hormuz traffic could send price soaring again

Market Expert Jun 26, 2026

Iran warned on Thursday that vessels not following approved routes would be be dealt with ‘accordingly,’ and a U.N. organization paused ship-evacuation efforts at the strait.

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A fistful of dollars: five reasons why the U.S. currency is rising

Market Expert Jun 26, 2026

With a peace agreement in place to end the war in the Gulf, investors might have been fogiven for the dollar’s flight-to-safety trade to fade. However, the dollar has confounded expectations and sits at its high for the year almost.