Families are stretched thin. Every trip to the grocery store or gas station reminds them that the cost of living climbed faster than their paychecks. So here is one piece of good news that Congress should not ignore: Tax refunds are on track to rise in 2026. A new study from Piper Sandler, using data from the Joint Committee on Taxation, shows what is coming. For the 2026 tax filing season, taxpayers are expected to take home an additional $91 billion in refunds. Workers will

Families feel the squeeze every time they shop for groceries, buy school supplies, or pay the monthly bills. Politicians promised that new tariffs would bring back jobs, lower costs, and shrink the trade deficit. They said tariffs were the cure. They were not. The numbers tell the real story. Creative Planning looked at U.S. trade data through the first eight months of each year. In 2024, America ran a $571 billion  trade deficit. One year later, that deficit did not shrink.

Most families feel squeezed every time they look at their health insurance bill. Premiums keep climbing, choices keep shrinking, and Washington keeps pretending that Obamacare is the only game in town. It is not. Congress can act right now to make health insurance about 60 percent less expensive for millions of people. The solution already exists. Lawmakers only need to lock it in. A few years ago, the Trump administration created a regulation that allowed people to buy short