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Moody’s Downgraded U.S. Debt: Does It Matter?

On Friday, May 16, 2025, Moody’s Ratings downgraded its rating on U.S. government long-term debt from its highest rating of Aaa to the next highest rating of Aa1.

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Fine-Tuning with Sector Funds

As its name suggests, the S&P 500 Index contains about 500 stocks.

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Golf Is Back, but Good Luck Getting a Tee Time

Interest in the game was waning before the pandemic, until the focus on safer outdoor activities led 3.0 million new golfers to take up the sport in 2020, followed by 3.2 million in 2021.

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State and Local Sales Tax Across the Map

Among the 46 states (and the District of Columbia) with a state and/or local sales tax, the combined state and average local sales tax rates range from about 1.8% to 10.2%.

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Social Security Wage Base for 2025 Is Highest Yet

The Social Security wage base (also called the “contribution and benefit base” or the “taxable maximum”) is the amount of earnings subject to Social Security tax in a given year.

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