What To Do and Not To Do
If you’ve got QSBS stock, you probably know it can save you a fortune in taxes. What you might not know is that gifting it can either multiply that benefit …
Making Money Management with Your Spouse 5x Times Easier
What do you do when your partner sees and interacts with money differently from you? I’ve been in the middle of figuring this out for nearly two decades. I don’t …
12 Surprising Types of California Unclaimed Property
When most people think of non -claimed properties, they imagine forgotten bank accounts or unlimited checks – but in California, the scope is much wider and often surprising. From inactive …
Understanding Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs)
Understanding Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) Posted by Anna Sergunina on Aug 8, 2025 If you’re heading into retirement—or already there—there’s one important rule you’ll need to plan for: Required Minimum …
The crucial role of chaos in our brain’s most extraordinary functions
Think back through your day and consider all the amazing tasks your brain has helped you perform. From brushing your teeth to eating your lunch and reading the words on …
Trust in elections rises after ‘inoculations’ meant to preempt false fraud claims
New U.S.-Brazil study points to ways of countering election misinformation, political scientists say
Horses may have become rideable with the help of a genetic mutation
Two key gene variants may have made early domesticated horses more tame and more physically resilient to bearing a rider, researchers report August 28 in Science. The resulting horses were …
Warped planet nurseries rewrite the rules of how worlds are born
The textbook picture of how planets form – serene, flat discs of cosmic dust – has just received a significant cosmic twist. New research, published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, …
Are farmed oysters, mussels and clams the ultimate green foods?
Tuck into a green dish of bivalves Shutterstock/Plateresca Picture an environmentally friendly food. Your mind might turn to the humble lentil, but is it possible to eat more luxuriously while …
Stalagmites reveal devastating droughts that helped spur Maya breakdown
Series of droughts chronicled in cave rocks likely pushed civilization to breaking point