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Social Security faces a real 23% cut around 2032 if Congress does nothing. But the 401(k) bond-shift advice spreading in response gets the math exactly backwards. Here is what the data actually says to do.
By Marcus Cole · 3 min read
Someone on a podcast is telling you to invest while you're paying 24% interest on a credit card. The math on that advice is brutal. The order you tackle debt and investing matters more than the amounts, and it's simpler than the finance industry wants you to think.
By Sadie Park · 3 min read
Most 30-somethings treat debt payoff and investing as a binary choice. The actual decision is about sequence. Get the order wrong and you leave guaranteed returns on the table while paying compound interest on the other side.
By Marcus Cole · 3 min read
Secondary market bids for private credit funds are landing at 65 cents on the dollar. Institutional investors are leaving in record numbers. And an executive order is opening your 401(k) to fill the gap they leave behind.
By Ray Vega · 3 min read
SECURE 2.0 brought real changes to 401(k) plans in 2025, from mandatory auto-enrollment to a $11,250 catch-up limit for workers aged 60 to 63. Most of it won't change what you do this week. But one provision could quietly be working in your favor right now, and you might not even know it.
By Sadie Park · 4 min read