U.S. President-elect Donald Trump returns to Washington with a golden opportunity to continue the country's accelerated economic growth. Over the past eight years, U.S. GDP has increased 2.5% annually ...

I'll get right to it. I met the love of my life and we are now in an almost three-year relationship. He's 70 and fairly wealthy. I'm 77 and independent, but not wealthy. I own my own home, as does he.

-- The stock market in recent years has been extraordinarily concentrated in a few mega-cap stocks. While the extent of this market concentration is widely known, it's less well known that small-cap ...

The December FOMC statement and "dot plot" signaled that the Fed is pivoting from focusing on unemployment back to controlling inflation. The signals point to the Fed pausing after two more rate cuts ...

The S&P 500's returns are measured using time-weighted returns (TWR), which don't account for cash flows like withdrawals. If you're retired and withdrawing funds, comparing your portfolio to the S&P ...

Advisers who appear on a "best of" list typically ask their firm's compliance officer to vet the ranking methodology before promoting their "accomplishment." This clears them to mention the list in ...

Investors owning cannabis stocks will no doubt hope for a reversal of fortunes in 2025 after a year of bruising losses in equity prices tied to the business of legalized marijuana in the U.S. With ...

I don't know if my dilemma should involve some complicated equation or if it can be approached as a simple question with a simple answer. I'm 65 years old, and two years away from claiming Social ...

I read that the bank discourages people from storing jewelry and coins in the boxes, so I did not rent one' Dear Quentin, Is it safe to keep valuables in a bank safe-deposit box? It sounds like a ...

'I understood that, in California, hospitals and funeral homes have to notify the court when someone dies' ...

On his first day in office, President-elect Donald Trump is likely to confront a U.S. stock market that is more overvalued than on any other Inauguration Day in U.S. history.

I made all the mortgage payments, in addition to paying for health coverage for both of us. He is taking his Social Security, and has Medicare and a small pension. He plans on leaving and taking half ...