Why U.S. stocks face a bumpy road to recovery with inflation and earnings updates on the horizon
Wall Street is increasingly jittery about the health of the U.S. economy, and American households are also feeling the strain.
‘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
“He has been married to his third wife for three years; she has asked him where she will live when he passes.”
The S&P 500’s best stock performer this week is a surprising AI beneficiary
The stock that’s the biggest S&P 500 gainer this week is technically part of the industrial sector, so it may come as a surprise to some that it’s getting a…
Retiree healthcare costs jump almost 5% to $165,000 — more than double the 2002 rate
A 65-year-old retiring this year can expect to spend an average of $165,000 on healthcare and medical expenses during their retirement — up nearly 5% from a year ago and…
The ‘short volatility’ trade has finally blown up. Why investors probably aren’t waiting to pile back in.
For years, sophisticated traders reaped huge returns through bets that would pay off if the Cboe Volatility index, known as the VIX of Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” declined.
Cutting down on this one food can lower your dementia risk, study says
Dementia and weakened cognitive abilities aren’t the only risks associated with these items
Eliminating tax on Social Security benefits is a supremely unhelpful idea
The backbone of our retirement system is facing a financing problem
Stock-market investors went from cheering a ‘Goldilocks’ economy to fearing recession. Here’s what’s next.
Stock-market investors have spent most of 2024 celebrating a ”Goldilocks” economy running neither too hot nor too cold. A run of weak U.S. economic data to begin August is now…
‘I am an only child’: My father left his $50 million estate to my stepmother in an irrevocable trust. I inherited $1 million. Is this reasonable?
“Is it common for entire estates to be left to the second spouse instead of being divided among the children?”
Fed chief Powell has a new catalyst for cutting rates after putting goodies ‘on the table’
Also, new rules for home buyers, an estate planning mistake to avoid and a passing of the torch for Big Tech
