I handle my dad's finances, which are held in a trust.

Okay, talk me down. I have 18 credit cards and would like to close five of them - all at once. Actually, I'd like to close more, but I have five targets for now. The cards are paid in full every month ...

I'm single and will be turning 71 in December. My portfolio consists of $2 million in an IRA, $200,000 in a Roth IRA, and about $600,000 in savings. The majority of these funds are held with a major ...

I'm 38 and completely broke. I have a bachelor's degree (humanities and social sciences-related) that doesn't bring in more than $45,000 to $50,000 a year. With inflation and the cost of childcare, I ...

My wife is nine years older than I am and makes about 50% less than I do. She will probably retire nearly a decade before I do. Will she be able to get my Social Security spousal benefits? Or will she ...

Your retirement portfolio shouldn't be more than 60% invested in stocks, even if you plan to be working for another 30 or 40 years.

Are you sure you know more about the stock market than Warren Buffett? Three deeply respected stock-market metrics are flashing red. Big, bright red. Between Inauguration Day 2021 and Election Day ...

Like many advisers, Daugs encourages clients to designate a "trusted contact" - and to do so before they experience a health issue. Having one or more such contacts on file enables a financial planner ...

Trump proposed cutting the federal food stamp program, eliminating the Medicaid expansion that was passed as part of the ACA, and other programs serving low-income Americans. Republicans are on the ...

The Trump tax cuts doubled the exclusion before lifetime gift and estate taxes applied. For 2025, the threshold is climbing to $13.99 million per person. Without congressional action, the level would ...

Older adults ranging from age 56 to 71 venture into the dating arena in a new Netflix (NFLX) docuseries executive-produced by Michelle Obama that aims to showcase mature dating in a more realistic way ...

Other expected highfliers include KKR, AMD, Microsoft and Live Nation Investors are always hoping that companies will surprise analysts by showing higher profits than expected. These "earnings beats" ...