Smart Investor: Where to Invest in Q2, Trump Tariffs and the Economy, and What’s Next for Chip Stocks
Taking a step back, in some ways, stocks haven’t really suffered much of a hit. The market is roughly back to where it was six months ago, and equities are still up from a year ago. But should ...
Stocks are on pace for their worst month since 2022. Could April bring buying opportunities?
To be sure, investors want to know how the sharp selloff in March sets the stage for April - one of the best-performing months of the year for U.S. stocks - and whether that strong seasonal trend ...
'I'm absolutely terrible at managing money': I'm 35 with zero savings and $8,000 debt. How do I turn my life around?
I am absolutely terrible at managing money. I need help, I need someone to lead me in the right direction and to tell me how on earth to do and how to get on top of this. It's driving me crazy. I've ...
I met a friend for lunch. When the check arrived, she said, 'Thank you so much for paying!' Was I taken for a fool?
Since you like the tea, I thought I might share a story that happened to me. A female high-school friend and I had decided to reunite and have lunch. She was always very kind and I thought we could ...
'She has been telling him lies': My sister convinced my father to sign everything over to her. What can I do?
By your telling, your father has been bullied, ambushed and coerced into signing a new will. There are two people at fault here: Your eldest sister and the attorney she used to draft these documents ...
I ate noodles during law school and graduated debt-free. Now my sister needs money. Is it OK to say no?
My then-wife and I made enormous financial sacrifices during my college years. We spent almost nothing on groceries, eating potatoes, ramen noodles and Rice-A-Roni almost every night. We would not ...
Everything you wanted to know about a recession but were afraid to ask
Prominent independent economists are more worried in public about the outlook. "If I had to make a bet, it would be a recession," said former Fed Vice Chairman Alan Blinder in a CNBC interview ...
My father died, leaving everything to my 90-year-old stepmother. Do I have a right to ask her if I'm in her will?
My stepmother appointed my stepbrother as the executor of her will. My father passed away in 2004. My stepmother has a condo and a fair amount of investments, although I have no idea how much she has.
Comex Gold Ends the Week 2.15% Higher at $3086.50 — Data Talk
Front Month Comex Gold for April (new front month) delivery gained $65.10 per troy ounce, or 2.15% to $3086.50 this week --Longest winning streak since the week ending Feb. 21, 2025, when the market ...
Inside one overwhelmed Social Security office: 'It feels like we're being set up to fail,' says a veteran staffer
Got a question about Social Security or information about the agency? You can write to me at [email protected]. Please put "Fix My Portfolio" in the subject line. Social Security offices ...
My mother, 81, is a hoarder and lives in squalor. What happens if her condo board finds out?
What if the management company ever had to access her unit?' My 81-year-old mother lives one mile away from me. I have not been inside her house for probably a year or more. She doesn't want me in ...
Judge says she won't let the CFPB get dismantled for now. Why that matters for consumers and student-loan borrowers.
"The Court cannot look away or the CFPB will be dissolved and dismantled completely in approximately 30 days," Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said in ...