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‘I’m very cynical’: My stepmother, 85, makes bizarre requests for money from my father’s $10M trust. Should I be concerned?
My father left a life estate for my 85-year-old stepmother. The current market value is about $10 million. He used a crappy ...
My ailing parent’s house burned down in the California fires. Will our brother, who took care of them, lose his inheritance?
My parents set up a trust. Their house was supposed to go to one sibling, “Bob.” The cash in their checking account was to be ...
‘We are the most privileged’: My husband and I are tired of paying for our friends. How do we get them to pay their way?
When we vacation with friends and go out, my husband almost always ends up paying for everyone or picks up the entire bill. I ...
Berkshire shares soar to record ahead of annual meeting, trouncing S&P 500 in 2025
Berkshire Hathaway investors are rolling into Omaha feeling good, with Class A shares ending Friday at $809,350, topping their previous record of $806,684 set on April 2, according to Dow Jones Market ...
Court fight looms as Trump signs order to halt federal funding of public broadcasters NPR and PBS
Heads of PBS, NPR and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting all suggest Friday that Trump’s executive order is illegal.
Will Warren Buffett talk about the trade war and market chaos at Berkshire’s annual meeting?
When markets are in turmoil, investors turn to Warren Buffett, but the Oracle of Omaha has been largely silent when it comes ...
What 100 years of stock-market crashes tells us about the S&P 500’s stunning tariff comeback
Strategists at BNP Paribas have conducted another deep-dive into the past 100 years of equity-market crashes—and they’re now ...
‘Retirement is within my grasp’: I’m 57, my 401(k) is dropping and I’m feeling anxious about a recession. What can I do?
I don’t pretend to understand all the details, but I do know that the market has suffered and, along with it, my 401(k). I’m ...
‘Money means nothing to my wealthy clients’: My coworkers step on each other to get ahead. How do I create a nontoxic culture at work?
Walk into your office as if it’s your first day on a new job. See if that young designer needs help with anything.
The S&P 500 is headed for its longest winning streak in more than 20 years. That doesn’t mean the worst is over for stocks.
The S&P 500 was on track to rise for a ninth-straight day on Friday, its longest winning streak in more than 20 years. But ...
When it comes to Social Security and Medicare, this is what the nation’s top experts on aging worry about
At the most recent annual conference of the American Society on Aging, the topic on the minds of the nation’s leading experts ...
I’m 63 and a retired government worker with a $95K-a-year pension and $100K in savings. But I owe $240K on my home. Can I make it?
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