'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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Your financial adviser has a plan for your money. But what if it's their plan too?
To get you to follow their advice, your adviser says, "I do this for myself." Is that good enough? If doctors want you to follow a treatment plan, they may say, "I do the same thing" or "I give the ...
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'I don't want to spend my remaining days living hand to mouth': I divorced my husband and remarried. Can I claim his Social Security?
I divorced a man who has been very successful, making a six-figure salary. I did everything you would expect during a three-decade marriage. I raised our children, helped my husband get to where he is ...
'My stepmother makes me feel unwelcome': I bought a house for my father in 2008, but now he wants me to sign over a 50% share for his third wife
You are your stepmother's stepson - not her stepfather.
Gold or bitcoin? Here's the case for adding both to your portfolio in 2025.
Cryptocurrencies and gold have been rounding out an impressive year, with bitcoin and the precious metal both lifted to record highs. That's one of many things digital and physical assets suddenly had ...
Financial advisers go 'beyond the numbers,' bringing in retirement coaches to offer well-rounded advice
As some financial advisers become more technology-driven and as low-cost robo-advisers gain more traction, financial planner Casey Weade is taking a different approach to retirement advice - one that ...
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These two tech giants just ended a bitter court battle. Now comes the hard part.
Arm and Qualcomm have become the worst best partners. Late last Friday afternoon, inside the U.S. District Courthouse in Wilmington, Del., the jury in a bitter case between two computer-chip giants, ...