We’ve reached the midway point of 2026, and with six months of housing market data to pull from, one thing is clear: the headlines don’t match reality. The media is full of economic uncertainty, global conflict, and even housing crash predictions. But the actual data points to something else entirely. The 2026 housing market? It’s…
Warren Buffett, who started giving away his wealth two decades ago, has pledged to completely dispose of his roughly $140 billion stake in Berkshire Hathaway Inc. by 2034. His latest donation, comprising 12 million Class B shares, is instead going to four foundations led by his children, Susie, Howard and Peter. Noting that his children…
Bob Elliott sparks buzz highlighting the bargain level of TIPS.
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has been directed by a consumer commission to refund ₹1,350 along with interest and compensation after it wrongly calculated an employee’s EPS withdrawal benefit, resulting in a lower payout than what he was entitled to receive. The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Kangra at Dharamshala, held the EPFO guilty…
Prices pull back as inventory holds steady The median sales price of new homes sold in June fell to $398,300. That’s down 3.3% from May’s $412,000 and 2.7% below the June 2025 figure of $409,200. The average sales price retreated, dropping 9.5% month over month to $475,400 from $525,200 in May. Brokers advising clients on…
The new tax regime is now the default option for taxpayers, but salaried individuals can still choose between the old and new tax regimes every year based on which one helps them lower their tax liability. The rules, however, are more restrictive for taxpayers with business or professional income. While they can opt to change…
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According to ATTOM’s just released Mid-Year U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, there were a total of 227,548 U.S. properties had foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions, or bank repossessions — in the first six months of 2026, up 21 percent from the same period a year ago and 28 percent from two years earlier. ATTOM…
A ₹4.5 crore investment corpus at 32 would usually be counted as a financial success story. But the entire achievement can feel incomplete if it comes at the cost of poor health. Recently, in a LinkedIn post, investment adviser Abhishek Kumar shared the story of a 32-year-old who spent seven years moving from a salaried…