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'We are blessed': My husband is inheriting a $1 million home. Should he put it in my name too?
My husband is inheriting a house from elderly friends, in his name only. It's worth $1 million or more. We do not live in a community-property state. We have one son who is now a young adult. We will ...
I'm 85 with 2 kids and $4 million. My daughter wants a larger share of my estate than my son to compensate for unequal treatment by her father.
You could say no to your daughter's request and split your estate 50/50 after you're gone. You could give both your son and daughter their inheritance early, leaving yourself perhaps $1 million. Or ...
I put my $500K inheritance into a joint account with my husband. Can I leave half of it to my son from a previous marriage?
That means two things. First, you could legitimately move half the money into another account for your son, preferably with your husband's knowledge. Second, if you die before your husband, he will ...
When my friend was on her deathbed, her parents took $25,000 in cash and won't give it to her son. Do we tell him?
'They are a very religious family. These are the same people who hug the altar every week.' ...
Smart Investor: 60/40 Portfolios, Nvidia at $4 Trillion, Will Tariffs Bite Q2 Earnings
If there was any excitement to be had, it was in crowning Nvidia with a new title: the first public company to be worth $4 ...
I'm 70, a widow and struggled financially. How do I let go of the resentment I feel towards my wealthy, unhelpful brother?
I'm the youngest of four kids. My dad died in 1990 at age 70. My mom died in 2018 at 96 after 10-plus years of dementia.
Free trade is over in the U.S. - and Trump's tariffs might even be working. Investors, take note.
The free-trade era is over. U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff letters show that tariffs - to protect domestic industries and to raise revenue for a deeply indebted government - are the way forward.
Tesla and Apple don't belong in the 'Magnificent Seven' anymore. These two hot tech stocks should replace them.
If you're invested in the so-called Magnificent Seven stocks, here's what you can do to boost your portfolio's performance: Kick out Tesla (TSLA) and Apple (AAPL). Keep the other five: Nvidia (NVDA); ...
This early-warning indicator is telling the stock market that a recession is more likely
There's a significantly elevated chance that a U.S. recession will begin within the next 12 months. The odds are roughly one in five, in fact, based on the unusually wide spread between the Conference ...
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How America's economic policies are copying Trump's aggressive business tactics
The U.S. government's economic strategy mimics Trump's aggressive business strategy. Trump has borrowed heavily in his business ventures and has declared bankruptcy several times due to excessive ...
The stock market now is clearly overbought - but overbought does not mean 'sell'
Equity-only put-call ratios have continued to fall. That is bullish for stocks, and as long as these ratios are declining, stocks can advance. The fact that they are making new relative lows on their ...
How AI is going to give your financial adviser new ways to manage your money
AI is not a replacement for relationships, but an amplifier of them. Industries once thought insulated from artificial intelligence, from healthcare to finance, are now primed for AI adoption and ...