'I don't want to be unfair': My mother gave me $150,000 to buy a house. One sibling wants 15% ownership. What now?
I am one of four siblings. We all live in different places. A few years ago, my mother decided to downsize and move nearer to me. My siblings were (and still are) all supportive of the move.
Prefer a presidential race that isn't just Democrat vs. Republican? Take it up with the Electoral College.
The Constitutional Convention in 1787, where the Electoral College was conceived, was a volunteer project that required tremendous personal sacrifice to participate in. Delegates, clad in layers of ...
Interest rates are dropping. Why so many investors are clinging to cash, CDs and savings accounts.
Automated investing company Wealthfront currently offers up to 5.5% APY on its high-yield cash account. Leading into rate cuts, the company said it's still seeing clients open new high-yield cash ...
Will your ZIP code affect your retirement plans? Can you expect Social Security? These are key questions retirees must ask.
Even retirement experts have a lot of questions about their own future financial security.
Should you share your pension payout with your spouse, even if it means less money?
In your case, you'd first want to calculate the difference between the $5,950 of the two combined pensions and what your wife would get at 50% of the reduced pension amount with the survivorship ...
Retire out West? No, thanks. Wildfires kill 10,000 seniors prematurely every year.
The wildfires can kill you - and they are becoming worse.
My husband, 75, is not eligible for Social Security. How is this possible? Is he entitled to my spousal benefits?
Your husband may not be eligible for his own Social Security benefits, but he may be eligible for spousal benefits under your record while you're alive, and survivor benefits if you die before him.
As the Fed gets ready to cut interest rates, should you buy into a bond ETF?
Last week Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) made a big splash by agreeing to buy Frontier Communications Parent Inc. (FYBR) for $20 billion in cash. Verizon's management had apparently changed its ...
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The job market is getting tougher for workers - but they may be gaining in the battle over remote work
'It is incredibly hard to police this,' one HR consultant says The era of bosses demanding in-office attendance for a set number of days each week may on the wane, according to job-market and ...
Could retirement happiness be found at work? These experts say yes.
The publication of Benz's book comes as the U.S. faces what many consider to be a retirement crisis: Social Security is less than 10 years away from depleting its trust fund, which would mean a 21% ...
Why Trump's latest tax-relief plan for workers isn't as good as it sounds
Trump said his latest tax idea would be a win for workers because they'll skip taxes as a reward for their extra work. That includes police officers, nurses, factory workers, construction workers and ...
'Greed and pride': How a one-time football standout landed in prison for stealing COVID relief aid
On Thursday, Harris was sentenced in Atlanta to 16 months in prison after pleading guilty to fraud charges in February. He was also ordered to repay the $997,457.15 he admitted stealing from the ...