Finance News
What a strong dollar means for your wallet
When the dollar buys more foreign currency, imports get cheaper and trips abroad cost less — while American exporters and some jobs pay the price.
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Naomi Bergman
Independent editorial contributor covering fintech, payments, household credit, regulation and markets.
Articles by Naomi Bergman
Money News
What a government shutdown means for your money
Social Security checks keep coming and markets usually shrug — the pain concentrates in paychecks delayed, services paused, and paperwork stuck.
Money News
The SAVE plan is over — what student loan borrowers should do now
A federal court formally ended SAVE on March 10, 2026, approving a settlement between the Education Department and Missouri after two years of litigation.
Investing
ETF vs. mutual fund: what actually differs
Both pool money into one diversified basket — the differences are when they trade, what they cost, and how taxes land in a regular brokerage account.
Finance News
What Treasury yields tell you about the economy
Treasury yields are the interest rates the US government pays to borrow — and their daily moves quietly set your mortgage rate, signal growth expectations, and…