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Think of the Stock Market as Great Businesses—Not a ‘Hissing, Writhing Bag of Poisonous Snakes’

On this episode of The Long View, Nick Murray, author and advisor to financial advisors, breaks down how investors can get in ...

Investors are plowing into homebuilder stocks. Will Jackson Hole prove them wrong?

The backdrop favored the small-cap Russell 2000 index RUT, which gained 3.1% in the past week. The S&P 500 gained 0.9% and the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP rose 0.8%, while the Dow DJIA jumped 1.7% for ...

Walmart and rivals report, for the clearest look at the consumer yet. Will CEOs talk about the elephant in the room?

When prices go up, the store is one of the most obvious places where consumers feel it. When the nation's biggest retailer, Walmart Inc., reports results on Thursday, the results will offer the ...

Teachers spending big on classroom supplies can look forward to broader tax breaks - but there's a catch

Once tax-filing season kicks off in January, the federal tax and spending package that became law last month will give teachers like Fulmer a broader write-off for school supplies they purchase out of ...

My wife and I are in our 50s and have $11 million. We're not leaving it to our kids. Is that wrong?

A super-duper first-world problem incoming. My spouse and I ( 51 and 59) have a household net worth of around $11 million, which includes oversized college funds for our two teenagers. We have retired ...

My aunt barely spends any money. Will we receive the contents of her safe-deposit box when she dies?

'I am asking for my mom, who is on a fixed income. It would be a nice boon.' "Mind you, we have no idea which bank it's even at." (Photo subject is a model.) ...
Opinion

What has Trump done to save Social Security? Sadly, nothing.

Later, President Trump talked about purging the system of Social Security accounts supposedly aged over 120 years, or even over 160. But this issue has already been beaten to death. Technologies have ...

3 ways to make sure the 'great wealth transfer' enriches your family

Too many families treat wealth disclosure like a surprise party: grand reveal, stunned heirs - then silence. Thiegs argues for the opposite: start early, keep it simple and maintain transparency. -- ...

What is the worst financial mistake you've ever made?

Other financial regrets held up as the "worst ever" include lending money to family and friends (always operate on the basis that you'll never see it again), taking out a student loan and going to ...

Smart Investor: Undervalued Stocks That Crushed Earnings, Berkshire’s UnitedHealth Buy, and a New Record for Stocks

Sign up for my weekly Smart Investor newsletter here. This week’s highlights: The Morningstar US Market Index gained another ...

You could receive up to $7,500 from the AT&T settlement. Here's how class-action suits work.

AT&T customers may be eligible for a piece of a $177 million class-action settlement stemming from two data breaches in 2024. And it could take them only a few minutes to make their claim. But why ...

'I personally don't care about her money': What happens to my aunt's safe-deposit box after she dies?

"If the survivor is otherwise a signatory on the box, the bank procedures have prompted many customers to simply go into the box after the death of the co-tenant, empty the box and take the contents ...