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CEOs Get Richer, and We Pay the Price  

By Meron Lemmi While a growing number of households are turning to buy now pay later loans just to keep food on the table, the nation’s top executives are cashing in with incomprehensibly astounding compensation packages. In 2025, more than two-thirds of workers were living paycheck to paycheck — up 4 percent from the year

Listen: Gotcha! The Crypto Grift w/ Mark Hays

Mark Hays, Associate Director of Cryptocurrency and Financial Technology at Americans for Financial Reform, guested on the “Gotcha!” podcast to speak with host Alix Dunn about the risk and dangers associated with cryptocurrency.

Don’t Let Wall Street Gamble with Your Golden Years

Your retirement savings are supposed to be the safest money you’ll ever have — not a roll of the dice. The whole point of a 401(k) and other retirement plans is to let you gradually build wealth that brings economic security in your golden years.

AFREF Hosts Expert Webinar Exposing Dangers of Private Equity Entering 401(k)s

The Dangers of Private Equity Entering 401(k)s By Andrew Cullen For a long time, retirement accounts like 401(k)s have served as a way for workers to invest and grow wealth for the future. However, Trump recently issued an executive order that will allow risky private equity investments, like private equity and cryptocurrency, into these plans.