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Create a care plan for older parents (or yourself)

NerdWallet At some point, most older people will need help getting through the day. Someone turning 65 today has a 70% chance of eventually requiring assistance with basic living activities, such as bathing, dressing and using the toilet, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

Mastering personal finance amid rising debt challenges

Wealth of Geeks At the close of 2022, the average American household had a credit card debt of $5910, an increase of 13.2% increase from the previous year. Altogether, the overall credit card debt in the US reached a staggering $909.9 billion. In an era of increased credit utilization, ...

Wall Street limps toward the close of a third straight losing week

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is limping Friday toward the close of a third straight losing week. The S&P 500 was down less than 0.1% and heading for a weekly loss of more than 2% like other U.S. indexes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 15 points, or less than 0.1%, at 34,489, as ...

Resilient stock market helped boost gains for 401(k) savers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A resilient stock market helped boost gains for savers with retirement accounts through the first half of this year. The average 401(k) plan balance stood at $112,400 at the end of the second quarter, an increase of 4% from the first quarter and up 8.3% from the second ...