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Understanding a 401k: How it works and why it’s importantWhat is a 401k plan? Key benefits and how to maximize your savings.Retirement savers have faced plenty of white knuckle days in 2025 where stock market conditions — and on-again, pause-again tariffs — put everyone's nerves on edge.Amazingly, no matter how awful things felt some days, many have not seen a double-digit fallout in their 401(k) savings in the first quarter, according to the latest data from Fidelity Investments.Average 401(k) retirement account balances fell 3% from late last year through the...

Cowboys' $6.6 million, draft pick investments land them 2 flop warnings from ESPNEvery move looks good in the offseason. Upside is kind when evaluating a team's trades, free agent signings and draft picks during the spring and summer. But despite the front office's rosy wording around each of their acquisitions, the reality is there's risk in every move and they land on the negative side of the ledger as often as they do on the positive.For the Dallas Cowboys, they might have more boom-or-bust nature to their offseason than most...

Watch: Gov. Kim Reynolds discuses task force for Iowa 'DOGE'Hear from Gov. Kim Reynolds as she talks about Iowa's 'DOGE' on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at the Iowa State Capitol.Iowa's DOGE task force is considering issuing a recommendation to consolidate the state's 99 counties to improve government efficiency and enable property tax cuts.The task force argues that the current county structure is outdated and wastes resources, citing Iowa's low population density.The task force is focusing on streamlining services and regionalization rather than directly addressing property tax reform.Iowa's government efficiency task...

Habitat for Humanity of Collier County progresses on new Naples communityScenes from Habitat for Humanity of Collier County's Majestic Place community. When construction is complete, it will have 109 single-family homes.Collier County's preliminary property values increased by roughly 3% to $229.3 billion in 2025.Taxable property values saw a larger increase of 8.2%, reaching $164.5 billion, largely due to new construction.While market value growth slowed, new construction added $4.18 billion to the tax rolls.The final tax roll will be submitted to the state on July 1st, with TRIM notices sent to...

A top executive at Morgan Stanley says the US stock market currently looks underwhelming, with limited upside for the rest of the year. In a new interview with CNBC, Andrew Slimmon, senior portfolio manager for Morgan Stanley’s Investment Management division, says he’s not expecting the S&P 500 to be “substantially above” the 6,000 mark any time soon. Says Slimmon, “My base case for the year has been it’s a pause year. We’ve had two great years in a row and the market needs kind of a timeout, or a breather....

Mae Anderson and Paul Harloff  |  Associated PressNew York — The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 10% in 2024 as the stock market enjoyed another banner year and corporate profits rose sharply.Many companies have heeded calls from shareholders to tie CEO compensation more closely to performance. As a result, a large proportion of pay packages consist of stock awards, which the CEO often can’t cash in for years, if at all, unless the company meets certain targets, typically a higher...

WASHINGTON — Gov. Tim Walz vigorously leveraged federal “green” tax credits — for electric cars, solar panels and other clean energy technologies and projects — that are now on the chopping block as Congress moves forward on President Donald Trump’s game-changing budget. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act that would cut social programs, extend Trump’s first-term tax breaks and raise the nation’s debt ceiling, would phase out former President Joe Biden’s ambitious plans to combat greenhouse gases — and hopefully make energy more affordable — by providing tax incentives to...

Mumbai: The number of fake Indian currency notes detected in the banking system fell for the third consecutive year, reflecting improved security features and greater vigilance. According to RBI’s annual report for 2024-25, counterfeit notes identified dropped to 2,17,396 in FY25, down from 2,22,639 in FY24 and 2,25,769 in FY23.The decline was mainly seen in denominations of Rs 10, Rs 20, Rs 50, Rs 100, and Rs 2,000, although counterfeit Rs 200 and Rs 500 notes increased. RBI credited this trend to the modernisation of currency management and enhanced security...