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September 7, 2026
The U.S. Housing Market Just Flipped: Renting a Home Now Beats Buying One
By Kalbir Talwar
  • The US is in a buyer's market in 41 of the 50 largest metro areas, but prices sit near record highs and mortgage rates are close to 7%.
  • The same median house costs 27% more than it did in 2021 while the monthly payment costs 90% more, and incomes rose a little more than 10%.
  • A 2008-style crash is not showing up in the data, so the pressure is landing on buyers instead of prices.
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September 4, 2026
An Interest Rate Hike in 2026? The Fed Just Broke Its Own Script
By Nate Gregory
  • The Federal Reserve spent a year signaling cheaper money, and its new chairman just warned that an interest rate hike may be coming instead.
  • The Fed is stuck between high inflation and a weak job market, and fixing one makes the other worse.
  • Higher rates also reprice roughly a third of America's $40 trillion national debt this year, which is why Washington wants cuts so badly.
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September 3, 2026
5 Passive Income Ideas That Pay You Whether You Work or Not
By Jackson Moreland
  • School teaches one formula: work, earn, spend. Stop working and the money stops, so the wheel never ends.
  • Five assets pay you without your labor - dividends, rent, interest, royalties, and the things you already own.
  • $80,000 a year of cash flow takes about $1 million invested at 8%, or roughly 20 years of $1,000 a month.
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September 2, 2026
The Best Way to Invest 10k: Three Options To Transform 10K into 10 Million
By Kalbir Talwar
  • Passive investing in stocks or real estate targets around 10% a year, and time in the market matters more than the price you get in at.
  • Active investing means putting your time in alongside your money, which raises the target to roughly 20% a year and raises the risk of losing it all.
  • Investing in yourself has no ceiling, because a new skill can create a new income that no market return can match.
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September 1, 2026
The Tax Write Offs the Rich Are Using in 2026 While the IRS Shrinks
By Milena Thomas
  • The 2026 tax brackets landed lower than they were headed, and the standard deduction jumped from a planned $8,350 to $16,100 for single filers.
  • New write offs for overtime, tips, seniors and car loan interest are live now, and most of them are written to expire in 2028.
  • About a third of IRS auditors have been fired, and four assets do most of the work for people who want income without a matching tax bill.
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August 31, 2026
America Is Running Out of Debt Buyers. Treasury Bills Are the Government's Fix
By Nate Gregory
  • The government took in about $5 trillion in taxes in 2025 and spent about $7 trillion, and the national debt is now over $40 trillion.
  • Investors, banks, and foreign countries are all lending less to the U.S., so starting September 9 the government plans to sell more short-term treasury bills and use that cash to buy back its long-term debt.
  • Government interest rates set the floor for your mortgage, your car loan, and your credit card, and short-term Treasury ETFs like SGOV are one way investors are playing it.
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August 23, 2026
How to Get the Most From Your Guideline 401k
By Nate Gregory
  • Guideline is a company that provides low-cost 401k plans, popular with small businesses and their employees.
  • A "Guideline 401k" follows the same core rules as any 401k: tax-advantaged growth, contribution limits, and often an employer match.
  • The biggest results come from capturing the full match, choosing low-cost funds, and picking Roth or traditional to fit your situation.
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August 23, 2026
Principal 401k: What to Know About Your Plan
By Cierra Seay
  • Principal is one of many companies that manage workplace 401k plans, so a "Principal 401k" is simply a 401k where Principal is the provider.
  • The rules of a 401k are the same no matter who runs it: pre-tax or Roth contributions, tax-advantaged growth, and often an employer match.
  • The biggest wins come from grabbing the full match, picking low-cost funds, and knowing whether Roth or traditional fits you.
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August 23, 2026
What a Tariff Dividend Means for Your Money
By Jackson Moreland
  • A "tariff dividend" is the idea of taking money the government collects from tariffs and paying some of it back to citizens.
  • To judge the idea, you first need to know what a tariff is: a tax on imported goods, usually paid by the companies bringing them in.
  • Tariffs ripple through prices, businesses, and your investments, so the smart move is understanding those ripples, not just the headline.
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August 23, 2026
No Tax on Overtime: How Overtime Pay Is Taxed
By Milena Thomas
  • "No tax on overtime" refers to a tax break that lets certain workers deduct some overtime pay, lowering the income they get taxed on.
  • A deduction does not mean overtime is truly tax-free. It means part of that pay is subtracted before your tax is figured.
  • The bigger money lesson: how you earn money changes how it is taxed, and investors often get the friendliest treatment of all.
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