This month, the U.S. Senate’s Special Committee On Aging held a hearing to address elder financial fraud. It is entitled Fighting Fraud: How Scammers are Stealing from Older Adults. Ranking member Senator Braun stated that Medicare fraud alone cost taxpayers $60B in 2023. The committee thoroughly explored the broad topic…

The U.S. housing market has remained stagnant, with just 25 out of every 1,000 homes changing hands in 2024, according to recent data from real estate firm Redfin.  The first eight months of the year marked the lowest turnover rate in at least 30 years, according to Redfin, which conducted…

Surprisingly, many retirees return to work for reasons other than finances. According to T. Rowe Price’s recent, Retirement: Saving and Spending Study, 20% of retirees are working and 7% are actively seeking work. While many people work in retirement for financial reasons, the study found that 45% of recent retirees…

Have you heard of Naval Ravikant? He’s a famed early-stage investor who’s become one of the most rabidly quoted for modern-day wisdom. I caught a video clip of his recently that, while only 52 seconds long, contains weeks’ worth of wisdom on the notion of true wealth. By the way,…

The Social Security Administration recently introduced enhancements that should make it easier for beneficiaries to do business with the agency. One change is the acceptance of many more electronic signatures and form submissions. Most correspondence and forms no longer will require a physical, or wet, signature. Social Security said 50…

6 New Retirement Rules Everyone Should Know In 2024 And 2025 In the last few years, we’ve seen a flurry of new retirement rules and changes to tax law affecting retirement account contributions and withdrawals. The sweeping new rules impact nearly every taxpayer, including those inheriting a retirement account. Here…

Mortgage rates barely moved this week, but long-term notes declined to the lowest levels Americans have seen since 2022. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage ticked down to 6.08% from last week’s reading of 6.09%. The average…

Ready to move out of the U.S.? You’re not the only one. With the election around the corner and political frustrations reaching a tipping point, many Americans are thinking about leaving the U.S. and moving abroad—and they’re not just daydreaming. According to a new survey from International Living, 65% of…

Our goal here at Credible Operations, Inc., NMLS Number 1681276, referred to as “Credible” below, is to give you the tools and confidence you need to improve your finances. Although we do promote products from our partner lenders who compensate us for our services, all opinions are our own. During…

Retirement planning gets real after age 50. People realize they no longer have the luxury of time to make up for financial mistakes. Making smart money moves in your 50s to achieve financial independence is essential. Here are three financial moves for people in their 50s: 1. Control your housing…