HeyJaredLiz Weston
Liz Weston, CFP®, is a personal finance columnist, co-host of the "Smart Money" podcast, award-winning journalist and author of five books about money, including the bestselling "Your Credit Score."
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The investing risk you may not see coming (opens the original)
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Should you trust AI with your money? (opens the original)
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Artificial intelligence is getting pretty darned good at answering your financial questions. Yet most people still don’t trust it, according to a recent Gallup survey. Right now, that’s probably for the best.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1677442135703-1787eea5ce01?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw1fHxhaXxlbnwwfHx8fDE3ODk5NDk2Mjl8MA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&q=80&w=1080" t
Making life easier for your future self (opens the original)
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A few years ago, I opened a new savings account to take advantage of a sign-up bonus. I transferred money from an existing account—or so I thought. When I checked the bank’s app a day later, there was no sign of the transfer, so I set it up again.Turns out the first transfer was there after all. Both went through on the same day, overdrawing our checking account by thousands of dollars.My first thought: Am I losing my marbles already?There’s no denying that our brains change as we age. The areas
The Disney deal I wasn’t going to miss twice (opens the original)
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During the Great Recession of 2008-2009, Disney launched a stunning deal at its Orlando resorts: buy four, get three free. Booking a 4-night, 4-day Walt Disney World hotel and theme park ticket package got you three nights and three theme park days for free. I didn’t jump on the deal, to my lasting regret, because Disney hasn’t offered the promotion since. Earlier this year, however, slumping international and domestic tourism prompted one that was almost as good: buy four, get two free. This ti
Death & Taxes: What you don’t know can hurt you (opens the original)
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You may never have heard the term “widow’s penalty,” but if you’re married, it’s worth knowing about.The widow’s penalty refers to the financial squeeze many people experience after a spouse dies. Household income typically drops as one Social Security benefit disappears, but the survivor’s tax burden can remain high. Single filers face narrower tax brackets and a smaller standard deduction than married couples filing jointly. They also encounter much lower income thresholds for Medicare surchar
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