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A Troubling Trend: Why More Workers Are Tapping 401(k)s Early And How To Resist Authored by Due via The Epoch Times, What’s the main goal of your 401(k)? Well, my dear Watson, it’s to provide for your retirement. Specifically, it’s a long-term investment that benefits from compound interest. But for a record number of Americans, the “long term” is taking a back seat to immediate financial struggles. Early 401(k) withdrawals can create costly setbacks for future retirement savings. ShutterstockProfessional/Shutterstock In 2025, 6 percent of Vanguard 401(k) plan members took hardship withdrawals. That’s a...

Zelensky: Trump Pressuring Him To Give Up On Donbas And End War Soon With the Ukraine war now marching into its fifth year, and with the next weather-driven "fighting season" underway, a frustrated Ukrainian President Volydymyr Zelensky says the Trump administration is pressuring him to give up the Donbas region in exchange for US security guarantees. He also claims that Russia is offering to stop providing intelligence to Iran if the United States stops giving intel to Ukraine.  Last week, we reported that trilateral talks about the Ukraine war had been suspended,...

Millions Of Americans Are Giving Up On Buying New Cars A growing number of Americans can no longer afford to buy new vehicles. Since 2020, roughly one million potential buyers have exited the market, and industry forecasts suggest they are unlikely to return soon, according to Wall Street Journal.  Although automakers initially expected sales to recover to pre-pandemic levels, persistent economic pressures have kept demand below earlier expectations. Before COVID-19, U.S. new-vehicle sales typically reached around 17 million units annually. Today, most forecasts place demand closer to 16 million vehicles or less,...