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Terry Savage: What to know for Medicare open enrollment

By Terry Savage

September 25, 2026 at 5:15 p.m.

Here’s a look at the headline changes seniors will be forced to confront. And in...

Terry Savage: Why the national debt should concern us

By Terry Savage

September 21, 2026 at 11:15 a.m.

The U.S. national debt now exceeds $40 trillion — a MEGO number, which stands for...

Terry Savage: Login process changing at TreasuryDirect

By Terry Savage

September 21, 2026 at 9:55 a.m.

These government IOUs are the safest repository for “chicken money” — money you cannot afford...

The Federal Reserve Building in Washington, D.C..

Federal Reserve raises its key rate by a quarter-point

By Associated Press

March 22, 2023 at 5:53 p.m.

The Federal Reserve extended its year-long fight against high inflation Wednesday by raising its key...

A portion of the 1040 U.S. Individual Income Tax Return form is shown.

Terry Savage: Tips for tax filers

By Terry Savage

March 22, 2023 at 12:18 p.m.

It's that time of year again — income tax time. If you've already filed your...

Terry Savage: The unexpected cost of long-term care

By Terry Savage

March 14, 2023 at 6:31 p.m.

It's the one financial planning issue that everyone wants to avoid. Your retirement may go...

Macro view of Social Security cards, United States Treasury checks and cash.

Terry Savage: Social Security Administration makes huge mistakes

By Terry Savage

March 7, 2023 at 3:40 p.m.

The Social Security Administration makes mistakes. Sometimes big ones. If Social Security miscalculated and underpaid...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell arrives for testimony before the Senate Banking Committee March 7, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Powell spoke on the state of the U.S. economy and suggested that interest rates will need to stay higher for longer than expected in order to curb inflation.

Terry Savage: Good news, bad news

By Terry Savage

March 7, 2023 at 3:54 p.m.

Clint Eastwood said it memorably: "Do you feel lucky?" Now, superimpose Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's...

Terry Savage: What to do if you’ve fallen back into debt

By Terry Savage

February 21, 2023 at 12:41 p.m.

During the pandemic, it looked so easy to avoid credit card debt. You couldn't go...

A woman types on a laptop while on a train.

After testing four-day week, employees report less stress and better work-life balance

By Associated Press

February 21, 2023 at 12:00 p.m.

A trial of a four-day workweek in Britain, billed as the world's largest, has found...

An annuity prohibits you from borrowing money from the account.

Terry Savage: These annuities have gotten more popular, and with good reason

By Terry Savage

February 8, 2023 at 2:41 p.m.

Although I have previously warned against many annuities, with good reason, this column will focus...

OpenAI, whose artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT has lit up the internet since its introduction in November.

Terry Savage: Artificial intelligence for money management

By Terry Savage

January 30, 2023 at 4:52 p.m.

Every few years, something really "new" comes along, sneaking into our vocabularies and our way...

The former Whole Foods store, now with a Save-A-Lot sign attached to the building's facade, at 63rd and Halsted in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood on Jan. 26, 2023.

Former Englewood Whole Foods will become Save-A-Lot, angering some community leaders. ‘You never hear about a Save-A-Lot in Lincoln Park.’

By Talia Soglin

January 26, 2023 at 8:39 p.m.

The former Whole Foods on 63rd Street and Halsted in Englewood, once heralded as the...