With the end of 2024 around the corner, you might be reflecting on financial goals for 2025.

Whether you are saving to move out of your parents’ house or pay off student loan debt, financial resolutions can help you stay motivated, said Courtney Alev, consumer advocate for Credit Karma.

“Entering a new year doesn’t erase all our financial challenges from the prior year,” Ms. Alev said. “But it can really help to bring a fresh-start mentality to how you’re managing your finances.”

The German government has collapsed. The government of France has collapsed. Britain’s government is on the verge of collapse. So is Canada’s.

Syria just collapsed, with rebel forces ousting long-time strongman President Bashar Assad. I watched footage of a rebel who took Damascus declare in no uncertain terms: Jerusalem is next. While they will meet intense resistance, such is the state of the Mideast. The world desperately needs solutions—and fast!

War in Europe is intensifying. After the United States authorized Ukraine’s use of U.S.-made ATACMS missiles, Russia’s immediate response was to publicly update its nuclear doctrine, allowing for a nuclear response to conventional (non-nuclear) attack if determined necessary.