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The $25 Trillion System of Retirement Savings Needs Fixing

Fifty years after Congress passed a landmark retirement law, 401(k) and I.R.A. accounts enrich mostly higher-income households. Here are five ways they can be improved.

By Mark Miller

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For L.G.B.T.Q. People, Moving to Friendlier States Comes With a Cost

Laws targeting gender-affirming care have uprooted thousands. But places that are more supportive can also be more expensive.

By Lydia DePillis

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GDP Gain in First Quarter Revised Downward in U.S.

Consumers eased up on spending in the face of rising prices and high interest rates, Commerce Department data shows.

By Ben Casselman

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Why Better Times (and Big Raises) Haven’t Cured the Inflation Hangover

Frustrated by higher prices, many Pennsylvanians with fresh pay raises and solid finances report a sense of insecurity lingering from the pandemic.

By Talmon Joseph Smith