‘I still have a mortgage’: I’m no longer confident that my costs will actually fall in retirement. What can I do?

Published: Jan. 12, 2026 at 9:20 a.m. ET Dear Quentin, I see a lot of articles on…

‘I have no mortgage’: Is it reckless to cancel my homeowner’s insurance? I can’t justify $4K a year anymore.

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What you need to know about changes to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid in 2026

Here’s a rundown of what retirees and savers can expect in the coming year.

More uninsured drivers, more unfixed damage: Soaring car-insurance prices have pushed Americans into risky trade-offs

Andrew Keshner is a personal finance reporter for MarketWatch who covers taxes, debt, insurance, jobs, consumers…

The deadline to enroll in Obamacare is Monday if you want coverage to start Jan. 1

Published: Dec. 14, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. ET Millions of people in the U.S. are running out…

‘The stress at my job is getting worse every day’: I’m 61, earn $177K, and have a 401(k) with $965K. Do I retire and downsize?

“I don’t want to end up in a nursing home on Medicare like my grandma.”

‘There’s nothing affordable in the Affordable Care Act’ — and people will likely pay even more in 2027 than 2026. Here’s why.

Andrew Keshner is a personal finance reporter for MarketWatch who covers taxes, debt, insurance, jobs, consumers…

Just weeks before Buffett retires, Berkshire makes a number of leadership changes

Published: Dec. 8, 2025 at 7:38 a.m. ET Berkshire Hathaway announced on Monday a number of changes…

Our Roth conversion triggered extra fees for Medicare premiums. Can I appeal?

“That was an odd year for us.”

FIRE fans had mapped the road to early retirement. Then health-insurance costs exploded.

With pandemic-era subsidies for Obamacare marketplace plans set to end in 2026, people in the FIRE…