Retirees Get 265% of What They Paid Into Social Security—but Will Young Americans?

Workers born in the 1960s are on track to receive Social Security benefits worth more than 2.6 times the taxes they personally paid into the program, according to a new analysis. The findings, from the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), arrive as Social Security’s retirem

EXCLUSIVE: Amanda Seyfried Lists Longtime L.A. Home for $3.2 Million—After Moving to a Farm in Upstate New York

“Mean Girls” star Amanda Seyfried has listed her longtime Los Angeles home for $3.2 million, 15 years after she purchased the property for nearly half the price it is now on the market for. The 40-year-old actress, who now resides primarily on a beautiful farm property in upstate New York, which she

Rooftop Solar’s Next Crisis: Why Homeowners Are Losing 20% of Their Energy Output

In a recent Reddit post, a Washington homeowner revealed a 20% drop in solar panel output during periods of wildfire smoke, even when it appeared sunny outside.  The reason behind this? The smoke’s fine particles likely scattered and weakened the sunlight before it hit the solar panels, reducing the

Mortgage Rates Nudge Up to 6.66% Ahead of Fed’s Jackson Hole Summit

Mortgage rates slightly increased this week but remained relatively stable as bond markets—coming off a month of volatility—await Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's inaugural keynote address at the annual Jackson Hole conference. The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans rose to 6.66% for the