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What causes a stye and how to get rid of them? Here, Bottom Line expert Jeff Anshel, OD, optometrist and founder of the ...
08/02/2025

What causes a stye and how to get rid of them? Here, Bottom Line expert Jeff Anshel, OD, optometrist and founder of the Ocular Wellness and Nutrition Society, Kauai, Hawaii, explains.

A stye is a tiny staph infection—a form of bacterial infection—that typically occurs in an eyelash’s hair follicle.

The Treasury yield is on the rise. This affects stock prices. Here, Bottom Line expert David Nelson, CFA, chief invetmen...
08/01/2025

The Treasury yield is on the rise. This affects stock prices. Here, Bottom Line expert David Nelson, CFA, chief invetment strategist at Belpointe Asset Management, which oversees more than $4 billion in assets, Greenwich, Connecticut, explains what to do with your portfolio when Treasury yields rise.

If you want to understand where the stock market is headed and what to do about it, watch the bond market. In particular, keep your eye on the yield

Are you having backup withholding held from your pay, and if not should you be? Here, Abby Eisenkraft, EA, CEO of Choice...
07/31/2025

Are you having backup withholding held from your pay, and if not should you be? Here, Abby Eisenkraft, EA, CEO of Choice Tax Solutions, Inc., a federally licensed enrolled agent, an accredited tax preparer and a chartered retirement-planning counselor who specializes in federal and state tax audits, and author of 101 Ways to Stay Off the IRS Radar explains your options, writes who should be having addition tax taken out and why.

If your broker sent you a dividend or interest check, but the amount you received is 24% lower than expected, then “backup withholding” likely is to blame.

You can get a nosebleed for a variety of reasons, but it's important to know when this is a serious health problem and w...
07/30/2025

You can get a nosebleed for a variety of reasons, but it's important to know when this is a serious health problem and when it's not. Here, Peter Filip, MD, a board-certified rhinologist, skull base surgeon, director of research and associate professor at Rush Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in Chicago, explains.

Almost everyone has had a nosebleed at some point in their lives…and most of the time they are transient or harmless. But not always.

Pancreatic cancer is one of the hardest cancers to diagnose and one with a low survival rate. Here, Gregory Botta, MD, P...
07/29/2025

Pancreatic cancer is one of the hardest cancers to diagnose and one with a low survival rate. Here, Gregory Botta, MD, PhD, a medical oncologist specializing in pancreatic cancer and associate clinical professor of medicine at University of California at San Diego who heads the Botta Laboratory at the university’s Moores Cancer Center and chairs the university’s Pancreatic Cancer Consortium, explains what you need to know about this deadly disease.

It’s never easy to hear you have cancer, but a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer can be especially daunting.

Wall Street experts seems to speak their own language sometimes, which can make it difficult to understand the advice th...
07/28/2025

Wall Street experts seems to speak their own language sometimes, which can make it difficult to understand the advice they're giving you. Here, Bottom Line expert Justin Carbonneau, managing director at Life + Liberty Indexes, the firm behind the Freedom 100 Emerging Markets Index focused on personal and economic freedom in emerging markets, and host of the investing podcast Excess Returns, explains some of the key jargon and what they mean to your investment strategy.

Smart beta…black swans…private equity. If you follow financial media, you have probably encountered colorful adages that money managers and

REM sleep is the most important kind of sleep you need. Without it, your body doesn't heal and restore itself. Here, Mic...
07/23/2025

REM sleep is the most important kind of sleep you need. Without it, your body doesn't heal and restore itself. Here, Michael Breus, PhD, clinical psychologist, fellow of The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and author of Sleep Drink Breathe: Simple Daily Habits for Profound Long-Term Health, explains why and how to get enough of it.

REM sleep plays a pivotal role in our mental processing and most likely our health as well. But how much REM sleep do you need?

How can you be sure that your home safe is the best place for your documents and valuables? Should you consider other ty...
07/21/2025

How can you be sure that your home safe is the best place for your documents and valuables? Should you consider other types of safes that are, perhaps, more durable? Bottom Line expert Robert Vallelunga, owner of ACME Locksmith in Arizona and host of the Locksmith ­Recommended YouTube channel, compares brands, sizes, and types.

Choosing a safe to store your valuables at home can be daunting. What is the best fireproof and waterproof safe for home use?

What are compression stockings good for and should you be wearing them? Bottom Line expert William Shutze, MD, a vascula...
07/20/2025

What are compression stockings good for and should you be wearing them? Bottom Line expert William Shutze, MD, a vascular surgeon at Texas Vascular Associates, Dallas, and recent secretary of the Society for Vascular Surgery, explains how they're used and what they can do for your leg health.

Doctors often prescribe compression stockings to promote circulation in the legs. Even without a prescription, ordinary people often wear them.

When you reach a certain age you are required to take a distribution every year from your 401(k) or IRA. But most people...
07/19/2025

When you reach a certain age you are required to take a distribution every year from your 401(k) or IRA. But most people wait until December. Here's why Bottom Line expert Ed Slott, CPA, president of Ed Slott and Company, LLC, a financial consulting firm specializing in IRAs and retirement planning, author of The Retirement Savings Time Bomb Ticks Louder and founder of the podcast The Great Retirement Debate, says you shouldn't wait until the end of the year.

Conventional wisdom says seniors should wait until the end of December to take their required minimum distribution (RMD)—that’s

When choosing a garden hose, you shouldn't jut graby anything. Make a choice that best suits you and your lawn's needs. ...
07/18/2025

When choosing a garden hose, you shouldn't jut graby anything. Make a choice that best suits you and your lawn's needs. Here, Bottom Line expert Teri Dunn Chace, author of more than 35 gardening books, explains the differences and similarities.

If your garden hose kinks, tangles, leaks or fights you when you try to coil it up, it’s time to invest in a new one. Consider these models.

There are several over the counter and professional options for whitening your teeth. But are they safe? And are they ef...
07/18/2025

There are several over the counter and professional options for whitening your teeth. But are they safe? And are they effective? Which ones work best? Here, Bottom Line expert Kami Hoss, DDS, CEO of The Super Dentists, a San Diego-area dental practice, member of UCLA School of Dentistry’s board of counselors and author of If Your Mouth Could Talk: An In-Depth Guide to Oral Health and Its Impact on Your Entire Life, answers these questions and more.

Most of us would love a whiter smile, but you may have some questions about how to whiten your teeth and whether teeth whitening is safe and effective?

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