If you ever think you can predict what life will be like 10 years from now, please look back at yourself 10 years ago and ask if you would have envisioned a future of traffic jams caused by urban roaming goose flocks and food delivery robots with eyes
Not investment advice, but
don't.
look.
at.
your.
401(k).
today.
That is all.
Obligatory reminder to trust nothing you read on social media today.
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It's important to make sure your analysis destroys as much information as it produces.
Story of my life, via @xkcd.com
Folks, this was exactly 10 years go.
The review didn't even really make this argument. I think this was a misstep by whoever wrote the subhead.
There are valid conversations to be had around bias and low-value content. Lord knows we're not perfect! But lost in this uproar is the fact that *news outlets produce information people need to do their jobs better.* They create real value that many employers (govt included) are willing to pay for.
By this logic, every media org that pays for staff subscriptions to rival pubs is "funding" their competitors.
www.axios.com/2025/02/05/p...
Welcome!
The 3 million people awaiting benefit increases under the Social Security Fairness Act could be waiting for a year, says the SSA.
The agency, which is already short-staffed, received no money to implement the changes and says much of the work must be done manually on a case-by-case basis.
Now that the Social Security Fairness Act has become law, Some public workers who filed for benefits before full retirement age within the past year might want to revoke their claim. But this decision must be made carefully, says Covisum founder Joe Elsasser.
The oldest Gen Xers turn 60 this year. Their retirement will probably look much different than boomers'.
Happy New Year!
Someone needs to make this a sitcom RTFN
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“I think advisors need to say to their clients, ‘ ... you've made a ton of money, let's not be a hero.’”
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Sen. Mike Lee's recent takedown of Social Security (viral on that other site) was misleading in several key ways, John Managanaro explains in his latest column.
The top story today, obviously, is the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in broad daylight on investor day. But here are some other stories you might have missed.
Via @bloomberg.com
How are Republicans going to pay for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts? Don't assume retirement tax breaks are out of the question, Mark Iwry of @brookingsinst.bsky.social writes.
I didn't make it two months!
