Financial articles and guides
The 2027 Social Security COLA lands October 14: forecasts say 3.5 to 3.6 percent, the biggest raise since 2023. The math, the Medicare bite and the 2032 cliff.
A U.S. News survey finds 51% of sports bettors wager to pay bills and 45% borrow to bet, while Bank of America data shows bettors recover less than 75 cents per dollar. The 9-move freelancer and digital nomad playbook for escaping the sports betting debt spiral.
ChatGPT can now see your bank accounts and credit score — and Claude Money is coming. But a 10,000-response study finds AI gets money questions wrong 57% of the time. The 9-move freelancer and digital nomad playbook for using AI finance tools safely.
Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire chairman at 96 — ‘Father Time always wins.’ Howard takes over, Greg Abel inherits the $365.5B war chest. What the end of a 61-year era means for your portfolio — the 9-move freelancer & digital nomad playbook.
The DHS shutdown drags into fall 2026: Global Entry suspended, TSA sick-outs, 2,200+ delays in one day and an Oct 1 cliff. Your 9-move travel & money playbook.
Trump promised every adult citizen a 5,000 dollar check if Republicans win the midterms. The tariff math, legal hurdles, tax trap and the freelancer playbook.
Bessent says the K-shaped economy is over. The wealth, wage and spending data disagree. Where freelancers and digital nomads sit on the K — and 9 moves to climb the upper arm.
The Fed hiked to 3.75–4.00% on Sept 16, 2026 — first since 2023 — and 12 of 18 officials see one more coming this year. Every number that changes for your savings, debt and contracts, plus the 9-move playbook.
Kalshi and Polymarket made betting look like investing. The data says you get back 75 cents per dollar. The legal map, tax rules and a safer 2026 playbook.
Meta Muse and rival AI agents can shop and pay for you. Only 23 percent of Americans trust that. The data, liability gaps and the freelancer safe-use playbook.