Max Erkiletian

Max K. Erkiletian is a seasoned journalist and analytical reporter with nearly 40 years of experience. He has been nominated for several honors and was part of a team that won the Missouri Press Association’s Community Service Award.

His vast experience has included covering a wide range of topics, from crime reporting to politics and music. His interview subjects have included U.S. Senators, such as Tom Eagleton; economists, such as Arthur Laffer; former Fed Chair Paul Volcker; and musicians, such as Muddy Waters and B. B. King.

Today, he focuses on personal finance, consumer protection, economic shifts, and investment trends. His reporting aims to make complex issues understood and show how events impact consumers’ wallets.

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Millions Could Qualify for TrumpIRA—But There’s a Catch if Your State Has an Auto-IRA The Saver’s Match law passed in 2022, and an executive order creating the TrumpIRA will offer combined retirement savi... read the story

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The $50 GLP-1 Bridge: How to Get Affordable Weight-Loss Meds Starting July 1 Beginning July 1, qualifying Medicare recipients will be able to take weight-loss drugs for $50 per month through the ne... read the story

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Are You Paying For AI Data Center Growth? The last several years have seen battlelines drawn between customers burdened by exploding power bills, beleaguered util... read the story

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Food Assistance Requests Are Surging as 4.3 Million Americans Lose SNAP Benefits Most children wake up thinking about school, friends, pets, and other typical concerns of childhood. Elizabeth Ford, Fou... read the story

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Surveillance Pricing: How Seniors Can Protect Their Budgets Remember when you could walk into a store, find what you were looking for, and know that your neighbor was paying the sa... read the story

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Surveillance Pricing: How Coupon Shoppers Beat Higher Prices Some couponers are casual clippers of the promotions that fill our mailboxes, while some take stacking discounts and tra... read the story

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Surveillance Pricing: How to Spot and Block Overcharging Have you ever shopped online and found an item at one price, only to have a friend or relative tell you they got the sam... read the story

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Strait of Hormuz: How the Closure Impacts Gas, Food Prices and Mortgages Key Takeaways: Inflation is predicted to rise to 3.5-four percent by mid-year. Food prices are expected to rise within... read the story

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How to Maximize Your Cash Reserve Before Next Rate Cut Markets and economists are increasingly betting that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again at its October 29... read the story

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Stocks Soar, Jobs Drop, Tariffs Feed Inflation: Is It The October Effect? October 2025 is kicking off with a confusing mix of economic signals. Wall Street is rallying, and some analysts are bet... read the story