September 5, 2026

YOU ARE THE WEALTHY:

A record number of millionaires created in US by rock-solid 401(k) market (Jasmine Fernández, 04 September 2026, Independent)


A soaring stock market and persistent employee contributions pushed the number of 401(k) millionaires in the United States to an all-time high in the second quarter.

Data from Fidelity Investments shows that the number of 401(k) accounts on its platform holding at least $1 million expanded by 19 percent from the first quarter, reaching a record 769,000 accounts. The jump marks the largest quarterly growth in seven-figure balances since late 2023, according to a report released Thursday.

Should have adopted W’s SS reforms.

EXTREME, NOT CONSERVATIVE:

Timothy Cruz, the prosecutor, is known for his conservative approach. (Remy Tumin, 9/04/26, NY Times)


Timothy Cruz, the prosecutor who will decide whether to retry Lindsay Clancy in the 2023 killings of her three children, could have chosen a more lenient path.

He brought first-degree murder charges in a trial that ended Friday with a hung jury. Options included lesser charges or accepting an insanity defense.

But Mr. Cruz, the Plymouth County district attorney prosecuting the Clancy case, went with the most conservative choice, according to lawyers and observers, an approach he has taken for more than two decades as the lead prosecutor in a working-class county.

Her suicide attempt showed how disordered she was.