Terry Savage: An ode to gold
Going back to ancient times, gold has served as a safe haven and a store of wealth, against government abuse of the printing press: Inflation. Do you know why our...
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Terry Savage: Horror returns at Social Security
There’s good news and bad news for Social Security recipients. And since the bad news is actually horrible, I’ll start with that.
Terry Savage: How to think about recession risk
It’s been a significantly long time since the United States last went through a recession — longer than the average gap between economic slowdowns, if you don’t count the pandemic recession of...
Terry Savage: Get an organized life
Quick, think about who would know where everything is if you were in an accident or had a stroke that left you unable to communicate. By “everything” I mean your...
Terry Savage: Roth conversions — a good idea?
Would you send the government a big check this year — in return for a potentially far larger future tax break?
Terry Savage: Housing affordability is becoming a major personal, political crisis
Housing affordability is going to be a huge topic in both personal finance and politics in the year ahead. It’s not your imagination that housing — whether you own or...
Terry Savage: Tariffs 101
Let’s talk about how tariffs work to impact the economy — without any political considerations — just considering the potential economic consequences of tariffs, and how they impact the trade...
Terry Savage: Don’t procrastinate on tax filing this year
It’s income tax time again, and this year it’s time to make a big change in how you file if you’re one of the small minority (less than 10%) who...
Terry Savage: In these times of uncertainty, where is your ‘chicken money’?
The stock market seems to be taking uncertainty in stride, as I write this column. Neither economic concerns over the impact of tariffs nor the political concerns revolving around the...
Terry Savage: Analyzing Medicare Advantage plans
Medicare Advantage plans now cover slightly more than half of American seniors in the Medicare program. The attraction is in both the low costs and the additional services they advertise....