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Medicare Part B premiums could rise to about $5,000 annually per beneficiary in 2035, according to a recent report from the Joint Economic Committee of the United States Congress.The base annual Part B premium is $2,434 in 2026 ($202.90 per month). Some beneficiaries pay higher premiums because they have higher incomes, making them subject to the Medicare premium surtax also known as IRMAA or the income-related monthly adjustment amount. Medicare premiums increase with estimates of the cost of the Medicare Part B program. Premiums are designed to pay 25% of the costs. Each year the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…

Retiring in your early to mid-60s is the sweet spot for countless Americans. After all, at 62, you can begin collecting Social Security benefits, albeit at a lower amount than if you wait until your full retirement age (FRA). By age 65, Medicare kicks in, which covers about 80% of your health care expenses.As it stands, the average age of retirement in America hovers around 62, according to MassMutual. For many people, retiring early is not so much a choice as a necessity due to a job loss, illness, or the need to care for a loved one. Moreover, they…

(Image credit: Getty Images)Several Michigan parents are facing fines and car insurance issues tied to garaging rules, after running into problems insuring vehicles for children attending college out of state, according to ClickOnDetroit.While these cases are surfacing in Michigan, the underlying rules apply nationwide. Car insurance companies base your policy on where a vehicle is primarily kept, and that can create complications in common situations like college moves, temporary relocations or splitting time between two states.Understanding how garaging addresses work can help you avoid unexpected fines, denied claims or even canceled coverage. From just $107.88 $24.99 for Kiplinger Personal Finance…

Question: My daughter is fresh out of college and is struggling to find full-time work. We want to help her out with some bills, but are also concerned that prolonged underemployment could sap our savings. How do we help without sacrificing our nest egg?Answer: Getting jobs out of college can be difficult at any time, but right now, it’s extremely hard to do thanks to a weaker job market. To demonstrate, the federal government has lost 355,000 jobs since October of 2024, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.If your child works but doesn’t have a full-time job, then it’s…

(Image credit: Getty Images)Choosing where to spend your golden years involves more than just calculating tax rates and climate; it’s about maintaining your mobility and independence. While a driver’s license often feels like a permanent rite of passage, many states introduce new hurdles for older adults, from mandatory vision screenings to actual behind-the-wheel re-evaluations.Most states have one or more driver’s license renewal provisions specific to older drivers, like shorter renewal cycles, required vision or road testing, and in-person renewal rather than online renewal or by mail. The ages at which these additional requirements apply vary by state and can be…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Artificial intelligence myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.Investors are demanding a higher-than-usual premium to back a $14bn bond offering by an Oracle-backed data centre project, amid growing concerns over the huge amounts of AI-related debt coming on to the market. The sale, which has been privately pitched to a small group of institutions in recent weeks, is to fund a 1 gigawatt data centre in Saline Township, Michigan, as part of a $300bn agreement with OpenAI to provide the ChatGPT maker with 4.5GW of computing power, say people familiar…

In this inaugural edition of The Price Point—a weekly series where Redfin data journalists explore current housing inventory across a rotating combination of budgets and metro areas—we’re starting with a rather fickle figure: $500,000.  The half-million mark yields vastly different results depending on where you look; it can mean a starter home or a forever home; downtown living or a long commute; a grassy backyard or a community pool. This week, we’re looking at how $500,000 shakes out in Tampa, FL, Chicago, IL and Denver, CO.  What $500,000 Gets You In Tampa, FL: Amenity-Rich Condos and Waterfront Single-Family Homes  …

Jack Wallen/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET’s key takeawaysSolus has come a long way since its humble beginnings.You get just the right amount of preinstalled software and your choice of desktop.Solus is close to Zorin OS, but two factors give Zorin OS the edge.I recently tested Zorin OS 18.1 and dubbed it the best Linux distro – for anyone. I would go so far as to say that it’s the best OS I’ve ever used. That same day, I learned that Solus had a new release as well. Version 4.9 of Solus was released on April 18,…

(By Oil & Gas 360) – Two countries. Two frontier basins. Two very different stages of the same story. Guyana and Namibia are now central to the next wave of global oil supply. Both have delivered major discoveries, attracted the world’s largest oil companies, and reshaped the flow of capital into frontier exploration. But beyond the surface similarities, they represent very different investment profiles, and very different timelines. Guyana is no longer a frontier. It’s a benchmark. Since the first major discovery in 2015, the Stabroek Block has become one of the most successful oil developments in modern history. Production has…

Canadian supermodel Jessica Stam has put her expansive Hawaii estate on the market for $4.99 million after she traded the hustle of New York for a beach paradise.Victoria’s Secret star Stam, 40, moved from the Big Apple to Maui during the pandemic, alongside her husband, Brahman Turner, and their two children.In 2021, they purchased a five-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bathroom sanctuary in Kula for $1.7 million and fell in love with the peace that the property had to offer.However, five years later, they have decided to offload the 2.4-acre dwelling, which is “surrounded by the abundant natural beauty of the land, combined with…