Stock market's soft-landing rally faces CPI inflation test. Here's what investors should do.
Middle East tensions, the port strike, and the Fed's interest-rate outlook puts inflation front and center again for the U.S. stock market this week The U.S. stock market celebrated the start of the ...
3 Dividend Stocks for October 2024
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Third-quarter earnings are upon us. So are worries of slower growth.
When companies start to report third-quarter earnings this week, led by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL), we'll see how much more prodding the economy needs before the ...
'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?
If you don't pursue this because you are afraid, then you may as well still be in the marriage feeling unhappy and powerless. This is the time to stand up for yourself and claim what you are entitled ...
'This money is not bringing me a lot of happiness': My husband and I have $7 million, but our kids are trouble. Should we cut them off?
The attorneys said that we don't just have money, we have generational wealth, but I feel burdened by it. This money is not bringing me a lot of happiness. At times, I have to twist my husband's arm ...
Trump and Harris say they want to cut taxes. Here's why you should prepare for a tax hike.
Harris wants to raise taxes on corporations and families making more than $400,000, while extending the Trump tax cuts for families making less than that amount. All told, she hopes to raise more than ...
'He's 70 and fairly wealthy': I met the love of my life three years ago. How do I politely ask that he include me in his will?
I'll get right to it. I met the love of my life and we are now in an almost three-year relationship. He's 70 and fairly wealthy. I'm 77 and independent, but not wealthy. I own my own home, as does he.
I'm in my 60s with $85,000 in credit-card debt. Should I use the equity in my home or my investments to pay it off?
I am in my 60s and considering getting a home-equity line of credit or a home-equity loan to pay off $85,000 of debt. Currently, the debt gets rolled over to another 0% interest card right before the ...
'I feel like I'm missing something': I'm 68, divorced with two children. I've $750,000 and rent my home. Do I need a trust?
'I continue to reinvest the dividends and interest so my investments continue to grow' ...
14 energy stocks whose ample cash flow might benefit shareholders
Among the 44 remaining companies, 14 had trailing and forward FCF headroom of at least 4%, while also being rated a buy or the equivalent by the majority of analysts polled by FactSet. Here they are, ...
You're not upper class in America until you've reached this coveted status
"My job still defines my ability to survive," he said. Most Americans would object to seeing a household with their earnings as anything but upper class, he acknowledged, but in his mind, class isn't ...
'It bothers me that it's frozen': I'm 64 and can't get my pension until I retire. Is this common?
I just want to note that in your letter, you use the word "frozen." This can be a term applied to pensions, where the employer freezes a plan, which either reduces or completely eliminates future ...