Most people assume their assets would automatically go to the right person. In reality, banks, insurers, and investment platforms follow rigid rules. A nominee is not the heir. A joint account holder ...

Legal and financial experts have revealed how couples who meet and remarry later in life can avoid nasty inheritance battles. Americans 65 and older are increasingly getting remarried following the ...

Top longevity scientist Eric Topol, author of the new book Super Agers, tells National Geographic which biohacks for a longer life are backed by science—and which you can skip. Skip the supplements ...

Question: “I need a financial adviser. I recently received an inheritance of some significance and I have a modest lifetime of savings in both 401(k) and 403(b) accounts. How do I know what to look ...

A Massachusetts woman gained two long-lost sisters through a DNA test — then tried to net a fortune when she sued them a month later over a malpractice settlement involving their dad. Carmen Thomas, ...

The two certainties in life are death and taxes – and now financial consulting firm Deloitte wants to marry the two. Its latest Budget Monitor report says that federal government spending is ...

You've heard it your whole life: "You're overreacting." "Why are you so emotional?" Maybe you've internalized this chorus so deeply that you now tell yourself these things, all while feeling like ...

That is the message Deloitte has delivered to the nation as we navigate a tumultuous economic period. The firm’s latest Budget Monitor report has made a number of striking recommendations for the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew F. Erskine is a trusts and estates attorney. Imagine opening a birthday gift DNA kit and discovering you're entitled to ...