The Best Strategies for Boosting Starting Withdrawal Rates in Retirement

As with the other two methods discussed above, the guardrails method allows for a higher starting withdrawal percentage ...
Morningstar

Managed Care Companies Hit With Weak Medicare Advantage Initial Rate Notice and New Risk Rules

After hours on Jan. 26, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its initial rate notice for the 2027 Medicare Advantage program, which included a flat overall rate increase rather than ...
Fox Business

Mortgage rates fall to lowest level since 2022

Mortgage rates fell again this week to the lowest level in more than three years, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, ...
GMA

Why are mortgage rates at their lowest level since 2024?

Mortgage rates this week fell to their lowest level in 15 months, easing borrowing costs for homebuyers eager for a thaw in the housing market in 2026. The average interest rate on a 30-year fixed ...
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Mortgage rates are at their lowest level since 2024

Redfin, a Seattle, Washington-based real estate giant, forecasts average 30-year fixed mortgage rates will remain in the low 6% range for most of 2026. Donald Trump seeks court order against own DOJ ...
PBS

Average U.S. long-term mortgage rate falls to the lowest level of the year at 6.15%

WASHINGTON (AP) — The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell to its lowest level of 2025 this week, an encouraging sign for prospective home buyers. The average long-term mortgage rate dipped to ...
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Mortgage rates fall to their lowest level in 2025

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell to its lowest level of 2025 this week, a boost for prospective home buyers. The average long-term mortgage rate dipped to 6.15% from 6.18% last week, ...
The Washington Post

U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands.

Before the pandemic, roughly half of counties had kindergarten vaccination rates high enough to prevent measles outbreaks. After the pandemic, many counties increased their vaccination rates, reaching ...
Invezz

US initial jobless claims surprise again, hit 199K, lowest level in months

US jobless applications fell to 199,000 in the week ending December 27, marking the lowest reading in weeks. The figure signals that employers remain reluctant to cut payrolls despite economic ...
Fast Company

Long-term mortgage rate drops to lowest level of 2025 at 6.15%

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell to its lowest level of 2025 this week, an encouraging sign for prospective home buyers. The average long-term mortgage rate dipped to 6.15% from 6.18% ...
The New York Times

Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level in 30 Years

The Bank of Japan moved to slow inflation as the prime minister is borrowing more to fund an ambitious effort to build up industry and support households. By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo ...