WSJ Your Money Matters

Social Security recipients will see a bigger-than-usual cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, in their monthly benefits beginning in January. WSJ retirement reporter Anne Tergesen joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss how inflation factors into it and how the increase could impact retirees’ taxes.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interest rates on Series I savings bonds, also known as I Bonds, have approached 10% as inflation has risen throughout 2022. WSJ financial editor Charles Forelle joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss why rates for I Bonds are about to fall, and how investors can capitalize on them before they decline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seniors with retirement savings accounts have to make required minimum distributions this year for the first time since 2019. WSJ personal-finance reporter Ashlea Ebeling joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss how retirees can make withdrawals in a down market but still capitalize on eventual market gains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The strength of the U.S. dollar against currencies like the euro and Japanese yen has boosted the spending power of Americans traveling internationally. WSJ travel reporter Allison Pohle joins host J.R. Whalen with more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

U.S. stocks have a history of rising in the year following midterm elections. WSJ markets reporter Hannah Miao joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss what the current economic climate is likely to mean for stocks following this November’s elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, or TIPS, are bonds that traditionally pay higher yields to investors as inflation rises. WSJ markets reporter Matt Grossman joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss why yields haven’t kept pace with inflation in 2022, and steps TIPS investors can take to boost their returns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gas prices in the U.S. have risen an average of about 5% in just the past two weeks. WSJ reporter Benoît Morenne joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss what is pushing the price of gas higher and how far motorists can expect it to rise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even though the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates several times this year, the rates that banks pay for savings accounts have barely budged. WSJ personal-finance reporter Joe Pinsker joins host J.R. Whalen to explain why and discuss other options that can earn you more interest on your cash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Travel experts say booking holiday-season flights now can help save on airfare and avoid frustration later in the year. WSJ travel reporter Allison Pohle joins host J.R. Whalen with more.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As more young prospective homebuyers are priced out of the housing market, many may turn to their parents to cosign their mortgage to help secure approval. Wall Street Journal contributor Robyn A. Friedman joins WSJ Your Money Briefing host J.R. Whalen to discuss the benefits and risks parents and children should consider before cosigning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices