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Nov 9, 2026Where Americans Are Moving, and How Much Income Goes With ThemTwelve years of IRS data on tax filers who moved between states: which states gain and lose the most income, where the money goes and who is moving.Nov 8, 2026When Spies Get Close to Power: How They Were Caught and What Happened NextFrom Profumo to Jensen Huang: nine times a foreign spy got close to a powerful politician or business leader, how each came out and what happened next.Nov 7, 2026Is Gridlock Good for the Stock Market?Stock returns, deficits, vetoes, shutdowns, debt-limit fights and laws passed under every mix of White House and Congress since 1945, with interactive charts.Nov 6, 2026What Happens to Tariffs Now That Democrats Control CongressEvery tariff still in force after the midterms, the law behind it, the veto math for repealing it, the money at stake and what history says about rollbacks.
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What Did It Cost? A Look BackWhat gasoline, gold, movie tickets, stamps, groceries, homes and wages cost in any year, in today's dollars...Movie Ticket Prices by YearThe average U.S. movie ticket price every year the industry has measured it since 1933, in the prices people...Video Game Console Prices Through the YearsU.S. launch prices for 70 game consoles from the Magnavox Odyssey to the Nintendo Switch 2, in today's...Federal Minimum Wage HistoryEvery federal minimum wage increase since 1938, what each rate is worth in today's dollars, the 1968 peak...How the Stock Market Does in DecemberHow often the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq rise in December, the Santa Claus rally, the two halves of the month...Jobs Added by Month and by PresidentHow many jobs the U.S. added or lost every month since 1939, jobs added under every president, the best and...Global Temperature by YearThe planet's average temperature every year since 1850 from NOAA, NASA, Berkeley Earth and Copernicus: the...Where Did the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Trade On Any Date?Look up where the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite closed on any date since...Nasdaq Historical DataEvery daily close of the Nasdaq Composite since 1971: look up any date, the biggest one-day gains and losses...
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401(k) Plan LookupLook up any company's 401(k) plan: assets, what the employer puts in per worker, fees and automatic...401(k) and IRA Contribution LimitsHow much you can put into a 401(k), IRA or SIMPLE plan this year, with catch-ups, a calculator and every year...TFSA, RRSP and FHSA Contribution LimitsHow much you can put into a TFSA, RRSP or FHSA in Canada this year, with room calculators and every year...Social Security CalculatorYour Social Security benefit at every age from 62 to 70, the break-even age, spousal benefits and the...Retirement Savings by AgeMedian and average retirement savings and net worth by age from the Federal Reserve, and where your own...RMD CalculatorHow much you must withdraw from an IRA or 401(k) each year, when RMDs start and the rules for inherited...Capital Gains Tax CalculatorFederal, state and net investment income tax on a sale, and the same sale in every state.Tax-Loss Harvesting CalculatorHow much tax selling investments at a loss saves this year, what carries forward, and a wash sale check.Roth Conversion CalculatorWhat converting a traditional IRA to a Roth costs in federal and state tax, the room left in your bracket and...
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