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Getty ImagesPersonal finances are top of mind for many households as they get set to ring in the new year.About 38% of Americans ranked financial stability as their No. 1 focus area for 2025, according to a recent Allianz Life survey.CNBC reached out to certified financial planners on its Financial Advisor Council to list their top resolutions for households as they look ahead to the coming year.Here’s the financial advice they offered.Kamila Elliott, Co-founder and CEO of Collective Wealth PartnersKamila Elliott, CFP, is co-founder and CEO of Collective Wealth Partners in Atlanta.Kamila ElliottCreate and stick to your budget! Max out…

Remco Evenepoel has been voted the Belgian of the Year for the second time in his career, after an incredible 2024 season saw him become the first man to win both the Olympic road race and time trial, alongside defending his ITT world title and finishing on the podium of his debut Tour de France. After facing a setback at Itzulia Basque Country, where he fractured his collarbone in a mass crash, Evenepoel reached top form at the Tour in July. He took his first stage win and was the next best overall behind Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard, who between…

A rare collection of ancient coins was discovered last week by Israeli researchers, who called the find an “archaeological Hanukkah miracle.”The coins are more than 2,000 years old and believed to belong to King Alexander Jannaeus, the second ruler of the Hasmonean dynasty that presided over Judea in the final centuries leading up to the common era, according to the University of Haifa in Israel. Archaeologists found the hoard of about 160 of the coins during ongoing excavations in the Jordan Valley, which runs between the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the eastern border of Jordan. The project is headed by researchers…

Ines de Ramon and Brad Pitt reportedly live together. Here’s everything you need to know about Ines and her blossoming romance with Brad. Image Credit: Getty Images for Lexus Paul Wesley‘s ex-wife, Ines de Ramon, is happily in love with Brad Pitt. After first going on a date back in November 2022, the couple have been enjoying their time together ever since. Now that Brad has reportedly finalized his divorce from ex-wife Angelina Jolie, he and Ines have been enjoying their time together. In fact, their relationship has grown serious enough that Ines moved in with Brad earlier this year, according…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Intel, Biohaven, Nvidia and more Source: www.cnbc.com

The Women’s WorldTour season gets underway at the Tour Down Under and Cadel Evans Road Race in Australia, but at least six of the top-tier teams have committed to also racing at the second edition of the three-race Garden Hotels-Luxcom Challenge Mallorca Femenina held from January 25-27 on the Spanish island.WorldTour teams that have confirmed their participation include Movistar, Uno-X Mobility, Human Powered Health, Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto, UAE Team ADQ and Ceratizit-WNT.”After last year’s success, with the premiere of the first Garden Hotels-Luxcom Challenge Ciclista Mallorca for women, the best riders of the international peloton will start the season on the…

One of the world’s best insect undertakers is making a comeback. Populations of the American burying beetle, North America’s largest carrion beetle, have been decimated due mainly to habitat loss and dwindling wildlife species. Once abundant in 35 states and three Canadian provinces, the American burying beetle is now found only in small pockets in 10 states. But new data show that the beetle’s abundance increased over the last decade in southwestern Nebraska’s Loess Canyons. It’s the first regional increase since the insect was listed under the Endangered Species Act in 1989, researchers report in the January Biological Conservation.  “This…

Getty Images New Year’s Eve doubles as a birthday for stars like Val Kilmer, Gabby Douglas and more! See who else shares a December 31 birthday here. Talk about a fresh start! While most people wait for the ball to drop on New Year’s Eve, some lucky moms and dads were counting down to baby time on December 31. Lucky for them, New Year’s Eve is certainly one fun birthday to have. People born on the last day of the year get to wrap things up with double the party, closing out the calendar and marking their own life. Notable…

Grayscale’s Zach Pandl reveals how politics and the economy are driving bitcoin’s bull run Source: www.cnbc.com

(KTLA) – An investigation is underway after a private jet was ordered to stop taxiing toward a departing Delta flight on an active runway at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday afternoon. Video footage shared by Airline Videos Live shows the jet creeping toward the runway as the Delta aircraft takes off. An air traffic controller can be heard calling for the jet to “stop, stop, stop” as the Delta flight takes off. Jetliner skids off runway and bursts into flames while landing in South Korea, killing 179 The Embraer E135 jet that was ordered to stop taxiing had just…