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Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte said the government agency is “actively evaluating” portable mortgages, which would allow a homeowner to transfer their loan from their current home to a new home when they move.  With portable mortgages, the…

For many adult children, there is a desire to keep Mom or Dad safe as their abilities decline. The aging parents have more physical problems. They seem forgetful in a more noticeable way. They struggle at home, especially when living…

The longest ever US government shutdown has created an unprecedented blind spot over the health of the world’s biggest economy as critical data reports are set to be delayed or ditched.Agencies including the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of…

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Starbucks opened its first store in China in 1999, when drinking coffee in a Western-style café was still a novel idea to many locals. But in the years since, homegrown coffee and bubble tea brands like Luckin Coffee, Heytea, Chagee,…

The IRS unveiled contribution limit changes for popular retirement plans, including 401(k) plans and IRAs. Americans who contribute to 401(k) and 403(b) plans, as well as governmental 457 plans and the federal government’s Thrift Savings Plan, will see their contribution limit…

It’s been a year since I switched from traditional Medicare to a Medicare Advantage program. How did it work out? For years my wife and I were covered by traditional Medicare and a secondary insurance plan paid by my wife’s…

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Social commerce—or shopping through platforms like TikTok and Instagram—hasn’t been a smash hit in the US, in part due to ongoing distrust of tech giants among consumers and big retailers. To help ensure AI initiatives don’t encounter similar resistance, major…

U.S. military veterans are eligible for a wide range of benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), with popular benefits ranging from healthcare to assistance funding higher education under the GI Bill, as well as VA home loans. VA…