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Health Savings Accounts: Don’t Overlook the Tax Benefits Oct 19, 2022

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Health Savings Accounts, or HSAs, can ease the financial burden of medical costs but also feature little-known tax benefits. WSJ tax reporter Laura Saunders joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss.

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How to Preserve a Down Payment While Waiting for Home Prices to Fall Oct 18, 2022

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Many Americans who spent years socking away enough for a down payment to buy a house are now waiting on the sidelines until mortgage rates or home prices drop. In the meantime, there may be better ways to preserve the value of those savings besides leaving them in a low-yield account. WSJ personal finance reporter Veronica Dagher joins host Daniella Cheslow to talk through the best options.

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Social Security Benefits to Rise 8.7%; How It Affects Medicare, Taxes Oct 17, 2022

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Social Security recipients will see a bigger-than-usual cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, in their monthly benefits beginning in January. WSJ retirement reporter Anne Tergesen joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss how inflation factors into it and how the increase could impact retirees’ taxes.

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I Bonds: Why One of the Highest-Return Investments Around Will Fade Oct 14, 2022

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Interest rates on Series I savings bonds, also known as I Bonds, have approached 10% as inflation has risen throughout 2022. WSJ financial editor Charles Forelle joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss why rates for I Bonds are about to fall, and how investors can capitalize on them before they decline.

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How to Make Retirement Withdrawals and Not Miss Market Gains Oct 13, 2022

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Unlike in 2020 when the stock market was upended by the pandemic, seniors with retirement savings accounts during the current market volatility have to make required minimum distributions by the end of the year. WSJ personal-finance reporter Ashlea Ebeling joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss how retirees can make withdrawals in a down market but still capitalize on eventual market gains.
Correction: Congress waived rules for required minimum distributions from retirement accounts in 2020. A previous version of this podcast incorrectly said the RMB rules hadn't been in place since 2019.

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Strong Dollar Means Big Discounts for Americans Traveling Overseas Oct 12, 2022

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The strength of the U.S. dollar against currencies like the euro and Japanese yen has boosted the spending power of Americans traveling internationally. WSJ travel reporter Allison Pohle joins host J.R. Whalen with more.

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Will the Midterm Elections Trigger a Stock-Market Rally? Oct 11, 2022

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U.S. stocks have a history of rising in the year following midterm elections. WSJ markets reporter Hannah Miao joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss what the current economic climate is likely to mean for stocks following this November’s elections.

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Why Inflation-Protected Bonds Aren’t Keeping Up With Inflation Oct 10, 2022

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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, or TIPS, are bonds that traditionally pay higher yields to investors as inflation rises. WSJ markets reporter Matt Grossman joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss why yields haven’t kept pace with inflation in 2022, and steps TIPS investors can take to boost their returns.

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Why Gas Prices Are Climbing Again After Months of Declines Oct 07, 2022

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Gas prices in the U.S. have risen an average of about 5% in just the past two weeks. WSJ reporter Benoît Morenne joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss what is pushing the price of gas higher and how far motorists can expect it to rise.

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Want Higher Rates on Your Savings? It’s Best to Shop Around. Oct 06, 2022

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Even though the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates several times this year, the rates that banks pay for savings accounts have barely budged. WSJ personal-finance reporter Joe Pinsker joins host J.R. Whalen to explain why and discuss other options that can earn you more interest on your cash.

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