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The stock market outlook shifted back to an uptrend last Monday, as buying pressure flooded into equities. 

This maximum HSA contribution overview has been updated with info for the 2025 and 2026 tax years. If you’ve been following this site, you know that I have long been a big fan of health savings accounts (HSAs) and have made the maximum annual HSA contribution when I was eligible to do so. There is good news on that front. The IRS has announced an inflation adjustment increase to the maximum HSA contribution amounts for 2026, and there will be sizable increases over the maximum HSA contributions for 2025 that were announced previously. Both the individual and family HSA contribution The post Maximum HSA Contributions for 2025 & 2026 appeared first on 20somethingfinance.com.

Send us a text Join us on Average Joe Finances as our guest James Hilovsky, CEO of the Fran Dream, shares about his journey from spending over 20 years in corporate America to becoming a successful entrepreneur. James shares his experiences in the fast food and franchising industry, working with NFL players on various business […] The post Podcast 294. From Cash to Franchise: Financial Pathways with James Hilovsky appeared first on Average Joe Finances.

After a five-year pause, the Education Department is set to resume aggressive student loan debt collection starting tomorrow, May 5. Millions of borrowers could face wage garnishments and seized tax refunds—unless they take immediate action. Over 14 Million Borrowers Behind or in Default as Protections Expire Currently, 42.7 million borrowers owe over $1.6 trillion in student debt, with more than 5 million borrowers in default for over 360 days; many for more than seven years. […]

Asset management The time to go mortgage free This blog is about investing in stocks. Today’s topic is the early or later repayment of mortgages. Do they go together? Inseparable from stock investing is asset management. This includes asset allocation, handling of bubbles and panics and cash reserves. The decision whether to take $10,000 and pay down a mortgage or put the money into the stock market has, for me, always been a question of […]

This article will be all about the investment assets I purchase and acquire on my road to financial freedom!  It’s been quite some time since I have re-capped my investing and it’s a great time in a volatile 2025 to share my investment tricks of the trade and the why! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Introduction – My Investment Portfolio Lanny here!  Today, we’ll go through the assets that I continue to buy and acquire, […]

This article has been updated to reflect the current new Series I bond rates for May, 2025 to November, 2025 period. The new I bond rate has been set at a composite 3.98% (up from 3.11% APR in the prior 6-month period). Due to a declining inflation rate, this current rate has dipped below the rate at the time I wrote my initial I bond overview a few years ago when I made my first purchase. You can buy I Bonds online at the current 3.98% rate through the end of October, 2025 and you will get that rate for The post New Series I Bond Rate for May 2025 – November 2025: 3.98% appeared first on 20somethingfinance.com.

It’s that time again. I’ve updated the total returns for Asset Allocation ETF page on Cut The Crap Investing. The Asset Allocation ETFs are game changers in Canada. For starters, these are the perfect investment vehicles that allow Canadians to park their high fee mutual funds. Well, they can send those high fee funds to the junkyard where they belong. The AA portfolios are simply a better way to invest, for most investors. In one […]

At the conference I attended in Kelowna last week, a short talk about our relationship with the land and our legacy for future generations made a big impact. Learn more in today’s edition of The Sunday Spark, along with the politics of climate change, SunDay, electric ferries, and the joy of thrifting. The post The Sunday Spark – What will be our legacy for future generations? appeared first on Boomer Eco Crusader.

The markets have stabilised a little over the past month, and my property values have rallied a little as well. Net worth total at the end of April 2025: $908,009 March 2025: $862,747Change since March 2025: gain of $45,262Total assets minus estimated tax owing: $842,369Progress towards NEW adjusted target of $2.68 million in 2025 dollars:Continue reading “Update: April 2025”

Spring financial clean-up: 5 money moves to make before summer Step out your door for a whiff of sweet spring air, and you might notice the economic sky is falling. Whether you follow the headlines or not, it’s hard to ignore how little a dollar gets you these days. Most of us can’t control what goes on in Washington D.C. or Wall Street, but you can prepare to ride whatever financial waves this summer will […]

Click here to read the Captain FI Net wealth update for Q2, 2025. The post Captain FI Net wealth Update Q2 2025 first appeared on Captain FI.

Summer reminds us of vacations, road trips, cold lemonade with a refreshing summer breeze, and ample free time. However, at the same time, it reminds us how little money we have to enjoy new experiences. If you are a student looking for a temporary gig, a teacher making use of their school break, or just… Read More The post 10 Best Summer Side Hustles To Make Extra Money appeared first on FinSavvy Panda.