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The Retirement Maneuver More People Should Be Making

The Retirement Maneuver More People Should Be Making

Roth conversion is often a smart choice. Don’t let the tax bill scare you.

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Why Common Problems Are Often Worse Than We Realize

Why Common Problems Are Often Worse Than We Realize

It’s called the “big problem paradox.”

29.01.2025 50

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Trump’s Greatest Resistance Could Come From Wall Street

Trump’s Greatest Resistance Could Come From Wall Street

If the president’s policies start spooking investors, the bond market will let him know.

26.01.2025 60

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The Debate Over Trump’s Favorite Word Needs a Reset

The Debate Over Trump’s Favorite Word Needs a Reset

Are tariffs good or bad policy? The answer is less simple than you might think.

22.01.2025 20

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How Does A.I. Think? Here’s One Theory.

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By Peter Coy Opinion Writer In the roughly two years since the public release of ChatGPT, artificial...

17.12.2024 4

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Why I Still Send Holiday Cards — and You Should, Too

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By Peter Coy Opinion Writer With every Christmas card I write, I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, but I’m...

10.12.2024 20

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Trump’s Treasury Pick Isn’t Alarming, but He Is Unusual

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By Peter Coy Opinion Writer Scott Bessent, Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary, has some pretty...

07.12.2024 10

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How You Can Help People Get Good Jobs

Advertisement Supported by peter coy By Peter Coy Opinion Writer This newsletter is part of Times Opinion’s Giving Guide 2024. Read more in a note...

03.12.2024 5

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The Certainty of Uncertainty

Advertisement Supported by peter coy By Peter Coy Opinion Writer A century ago, Frank Knight wrote a book that put uncertainty in its rightful...

26.11.2024 10

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How Elon Musk’s and Vivek Ramaswamy’s Government-Slashing Spree Could Backfire

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By Peter Coy Opinion Writer Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are the perfect partners for a president-elect...

19.11.2024 20

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Yes, Most People Probably Should Hold Off on Claiming Social Security

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By Peter Coy Opinion Writer I got a ton of mail on my Monday newsletter about why so many people claim...

16.11.2024 8

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For Younger Workers to Get Ahead, Do Boomers Just Need to Retire?

The pay gap between older and younger workers has widened. The solutions aren’t obvious.

17.09.2024 10

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Trump’s Economics, Too, Are Sounding More Authoritarian

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By Peter Coy Opinion Writer At first nobody stood up when Donald Trump stepped out from the wings to...

14.09.2024 20

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When Does a Recession Become Official?

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By Peter Coy Opinion Writer Let’s say you’re an armchair economist and you think the U.S. economy is...

17.08.2024 3

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Think You’ve Planned for Retirement? Beware the Tax Torpedo.

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By Peter Coy Opinion Writer Look out for the Social Security tax torpedo. It may be heading toward the...

09.08.2024 7

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