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Nov 3, 2026When the Oil Shock Ends, How Long Until Gas Gets Cheaper?How fast gas prices fell after every oil shock since 1973, from the embargo and Desert Storm to 2022 and the 2026 Iran war, plus a calculator for what cheaper oil saves you.Nov 2, 202646 Years of Refugee Claims in CanadaRefugee claims in Canada rose from about 1,000 in 1980 to 190,039 in 2024. What claimants get, what it costs, and what Ottawa is doing about the backlog.Nov 1, 2026Italy's Proposed Exit Tax: What Leaving Would CostItaly's 2027 budget would tax unrealized gains at 26% for residents leaving with 800,000 euros or more. Calculate the bill and compare France, Canada, the US and 13 others.Oct 30, 2026What the French Gigabyte Tax Would Cost: GTA 6, Netflix, Football and MoreFrance voted 11-10 on Oct. 30, 2026 to tax data at 0.055 euros a gigabyte. What it would add to GTA 6, Netflix, a football match and a household month, with interactive examples.
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Buy Your Way In: What It Costs to Get a Second Passport or a Golden VisaEvery country that sells citizenship or residence, the cheapest route in US dollars, a family cost...Institutional Ownership: Who Owns WhatWhich funds and managers own every US-listed stock, what they bought and sold each quarter, activist stakes...Big Tech AI Spending TrackerHow much Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Oracle are spending on data centers, servers and chips...Balance the BudgetTry to close the federal deficit using the Congressional Budget Office's published options: pick spending...Where Your Province Meets the WorldExplore each Canadian province and territory's goods exports and imports with the world: top trading partners...Where Your State Meets the WorldExplore every U.S. state's goods exports and imports with the world: top trading partners on a map, leading...Where America's Income Is MovingInteractive map of IRS migration data: where tax filers moved between states and counties, and the income...The Hours-of-Work Price MuseumHow many hours of work it took to buy groceries, gasoline, power, a home and a year of college, back as far...
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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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