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The Machine That Turns Cash Into Something Unrecoverable
Federal complaint data for last year recorded 13,460 reports of cryptocurrency kiosk fraud and just under 389
John Stone
The Tax Form for Money You Did Not Make
Downsizing generates a lot of small transactions. The dining set nobody wants, the golf clubs, the china, the
John Stone
The Agency That Moved Its Front Door Online
The Social Security Administration publishes a performance dashboard, and the headline number on it is startling in a
John Stone
The Claim That Arrives After the Funeral
A family that has just buried a parent sometimes receives a letter from the state Medicaid agency. It
John Stone
The Second Bill for the Same Appointment
The same doctor, the same examination room, the same twenty minute appointment, and two bills instead of one.
John Stone
The Pension That Changed Who Guarantees It
A retiree with a traditional company pension sometimes gets a letter explaining that the plan has purchased a
John Stone
The Catch-Up That Stopped Being a Deduction
A provision buried in the 2022 retirement law took effect this January, and it changes something for a
John Stone
The Accounts Your Executor Cannot Open
A will can direct who inherits a house, a car and a brokerage account, and the probate system
John Stone
The Hearing Aid Got Cheaper, the Fitting Did Not
Four years ago the Food and Drug Administration created a category of hearing aid that adults could buy
John Stone
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