Feb 15 How does Social Security’s cost of living adjustment affect Medicare? By Philip Moeller As predicted, people are confused about how Social Security’s meager 2017 cost of living adjustment, or COLA, is affecting their Part B premiums for Medicare. Continue reading
Feb 14 Yellen: Expect Fed to resume raising rates in coming months By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen pointed Tuesday to a solid U.S. job market and economy and said the Fed will likely resume raising interest rates in the next few months. Continue reading
Feb 14 Column: Do you know how much your financial planner really costs? By Teresa Ghilarducci What really chips away at your savings when you invest in an actively managed fund is how much your manager charges. Continue reading
Feb 13 Column: Why does the Fed keep lowering its unemployment threshold instead of raising rates? By Benn Steil, Emma Smith We're nearing the threshold used to estimate how low unemployment can get before inflation rises. Will the Fed raise interest rates?… Continue reading
Feb 11 Upset with Trump the president, consumers boycott Trump the brand By Kristen Doerer People are using their wallets to protest by boycotting companies associated with President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 8:35 GE, other corporations shop for best relocation deals By Christopher Booker, Connie Kargbo American companies have often moved manufacturing plants in search of cheaper labor or easier access to raw materials. But inside the U.S., states are competing with each other to attract new companies and the jobs they bring. In turn, corporations… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 9:34 How should companies navigate polarized politics in the Trump era? By PBS News Hour How should companies navigate the new political climate under President Trump? From political Super Bowl ads to Trump-brand boycotts, we seem to be seeing the rise of a new partisan consumerism. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports. Continue watching
Feb 08 My employer health insurance is unaffordable. Should I get Medicare? By Philip Moeller While you do not have to get Medicare, because you’re covered by an employer plan, you always are free to drop your employer plan and get Medicare instead. Continue reading
Feb 07 Vizio tracked, sold user data from millions of smart TVs, says FTC By Dayana Morales Gomez Smart device company will pay $2.2 million in a settlement that for the first time classifies individual television viewing as "sensitive information."… Continue reading
Feb 07 How the housing crisis boxed in some job seekers By Making Sen$e Editor When job searchers were constrained geographically due to the "lock in" effect of lower home values, they were more likely to apply for lower-level and lower-paying positions within their commuting zone. Continue reading