Smart Investor: What’s Next for Bond Yields, 40 Newly Cheap Stocks, and Tech IPOs
With just a couple of days to go in 2024, the Morningstar US Market Index is on track for a second consecutive year of ...
'He always managed to play golf': My husband of 14 years never worked and now we're divorcing. He wants half of my $1 million home. What can I do?
I made all the mortgage payments, in addition to paying for health coverage for both of us. He is taking his Social Security, and has Medicare and a small pension. He plans on leaving and taking half ...
'I worked hard for my savings': I'm 71 and a retired teacher. I want to give my kids money - but my daughter spends lavishly and my son is wealthy.
Give each child an equal amount and allow them to make their own mistakes. If you don't trust your daughter to spend the money wisely, have a separate conversation with each child about their needs, ...
'I'm nervous about the market': We're living off my pension as practice for retirement, but I'm afraid of a market correction
You might find, after careful analysis of your spending needs and savings goals, that it is OK to withdraw some of your investments to in order to delay claiming Social Security. Ultimately, it's a ...
The second-season curse: Why Round 2 of 'Squid Game' may not be a winner for Netflix
Netflix has certainly done its share to promote the second season: It not only gave it a prime holiday spot on the calendar - it debuted the day after Christmas - but it also has created a free mobile ...
Want to retire abroad? Read this instead of the usual 'best places to retire' lists.
Every year, various publications reveal new "best places to retire abroad" lists. Providing snapshot overviews and gorgeous photos of top expat countries, these articles are wildly popular whether ...
My Social Security benefit will be $4,500 a month. My wife's is now $615. Can she get more?
She stopped working about 15 years ago and started drawing her Social Security when she was 62' I am close to pulling the plug on working. I turn 70 next year and plan to work until I hit 70 before ...
Forget the 4% rule. Consider this new magic number for retirement withdrawals instead.
The time-honored - and sometimes controversial - 4% rule suggests that a retiree should be able to withdraw 4% of their savings and investments in their first year of retirement and then adjust the ...
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The Fed's rate cuts were supposed to make borrowing cheaper. So why is it harder than ever to buy a house?
The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate for the third time this year on Wednesday as its effort to control inflation continued. Though rate cuts have made the cost of borrowing cheaper ...
The coming global interest-rate collapse will force the Fed to cut four times in 2025
The December FOMC statement and "dot plot" signaled that the Fed is pivoting from focusing on unemployment back to controlling inflation. The signals point to the Fed pausing after two more rate cuts ...
A retirement expert's best advice? Don't retire.
Economist Alicia Munnell, one of the nation's leading experts on retirement, has some advice that may seem counterintuitive: The key to a successful retirement, she says, is not to retire.
'I'm betting on another 22 spins around the sun': I'm 65 and have $3.9 million. How much should I realistically spend on a house?
I'm betting on another 22 spins around the sun, given all relevant factors. I would like to settle down. My question: Responsibly, how much can I afford to spend to buy a home? Related: 'Don't be ...