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'I trust that my husband isn't a gold digger': I'm inheriting millions of dollars. My husband says I'm 'selfish' to keep it. Should I share it?
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My wife, 72, and I, 80, have two houses and 56 acres of land. Our daughter is a joint tenant on our real estate. Do we need a will?
My wife and I own a business, two houses and a commercial building on three parcels of real estate totaling about 56 acres. We have no debts - the real estate was paid off a long time ago, the ...
Which total market fund is best for long-term investors?
Because AVUS is an ETF, it's best compared with Vanguard's Total Stock Market Index ETF VTI. In that same period, the cumulative gain for VTI was 91.9%. Although that outperformance by AVUS is far ...
These edgy tech and social trends could make you the most money by 2030
-- Most important technology trends: AI, robotics, space, autonomous vehicles, crypto, the app economy and social media. -- Most important macroeconomic trends: Higher interest rates, higher inflation ...
Trump launches surprise meme coin just before inauguration and price soars
President-elect Donald Trump launched his own meme coin early Saturday morning, catching the crypto market by surprise ahead of his inauguration on Monday, and the coin's market capitalization ...
Crypto in your pension? It's not going to help.
News that pension funds are eyeing up crypto comes just as fresh data reveals the scale of the funds' budget crisis. In total, public-sector pension funds across the U.S. saw their retirement ...
Most mutual funds don't beat the market - but what's 'the market' anyway?
Consider the nearly 3,900 actively managed U.S. equity mutual funds and exchange-traded funds tracked by investment researcher Morningstar. In calendar 2024, just 13.2% of these investments beat the S ...
The stock market's 'Trump bump' will be back. Just be patient.
One such model is my "Bottom-spotting model," which has shown a history of spotting tactical trading bottoms in the last five years. In the past, this model has triggered buy signals whenever two or ...
I'm blindsided by extra Medicare charges because of my income. How do I avoid this situation?
I'm one of many people, I'm sure, who've been blindsided by IRMAA. I'm trying to plan my 2025 income now to minimize my 2027 Medicare charges. I'm filing single. It seems that no one knows what the ...
For Trump, Greenland and Panama are really about one thing: China
Greenland and Panama are both part of the intensifying global rivalry between Washington and Beijing for 21st-century geo-strategic dominance. So like the Panama Canal, which Trump talks about taking ...