Image source: Upsplash/The Motley Fool According to March’s Consumer Price Index, food costs are up 2.2% on an annual basis. When we break that down further, we see that grocery costs are up 1.2% from a year ago. Frankly, I just don’t see how that can be. These days, I feel like I’m seriously

Image source: Upsplash/The Motley Fool If you were to ask the typical home buyer what today’s housing market is like, they’d probably have some pretty choice words to describe it. After all, in addition to elevated home prices and limited inventory, home buyers today are grappling with expensive

Many Americans share the goal of retiring as millionaires, but it’s not easy to achieve. According to Vanguard’s 2023 How America Saves report, the average Vanguard 401(k) holder had a balance of just $112,572. Even among those 65 and older, the average balance was only $232,710. While it’s tough

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There are lots of wonderful things about Social Security. For example, almost every American worker can qualify for it easily, and you don’t have to save and invest over decades in order to earn it. (You’re simply taxed throughout your earning life, thereby contributing to the pool of funds from