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My job is offering me a payout. Should I take a $61,000 lump sum - or $355 a month for life?
My S&P 500 investments have roughly doubled every seven years' When I leave my job, would I be better off taking a $61,000 lump sum to roll over into an existing IRA or, instead, take $355 a month for ...
Think you've missed the stock-market rally since 'liberation day'? Think again.
Wall Street has rallied sharply since the immediate panic caused by President Trump's "liberation day" tariff announcement in early April. The S&P 500 SPX has risen 25% from those lows, and the Dow ...
'Today is my 61st birthday': I have my ex-spouse's Social Security benefits. Should I retire at 65 and travel?
If you can keep working while looking after your health, do it. You get 100% of your Social Security benefit at full retirement age, which is 67 for anyone born in 1960 or after, and you receive a ...
Trump is revving up his trade war again. Here's why investors aren't panicking just yet.
"Trump has moved the goal post on time back multiple times, and each time, the market responded negatively," said Bob Lang, chief options analyst at Explosive Options. "But it's been less of a ...
U.S. consumers shun credit cards in May, and borrowing cools
Key details: Revolving credit, such as credit cards, fell at a 3.2% rate in May after a 6.9% gain in the prior month. It is the first drop since November. Nonrevolving credit, typically vehicle and ...
2-Year Treasury Yield Rises to 3.907% — Data Talk
The 2-year yield rose 0.006 percentage point to 3.907% today. The price fell to 99 23/32. --Yield is up 0.186 percentage point over the last five trading days ...
M3-Brigade Shares Fall on Merger With ReserveOne
Shares of special purpose acquisition company M3-Brigade fell after it agreed to merge with ReserveOne to form a digital asset management firm. M3-Brigade shares fell 6.7% to $10.88 on Tuesday, but ...
I'm 85 with 2 kids and $4 million. My daughter wants a larger share of my estate than my son to compensate for unequal treatment by her father.
You could say no to your daughter's request and split your estate 50/50 after you're gone. You could give both your son and daughter their inheritance early, leaving yourself perhaps $1 million. Or ...
'We are blessed': My husband is inheriting a $1 million home. Should he put it in my name too?
My husband is inheriting a house from elderly friends, in his name only. It's worth $1 million or more. We do not live in a community-property state. We have one son who is now a young adult. We will ...
Front Month Nymex Natural Gas Fell 2.11% to Settle at $3.3400 — Data Talk
Front Month Nymex Natural Gas for Aug. delivery lost 7.20 cents per million British thermal units, or 2.11% to $3.3400 per million British thermal units today --Off 25.63% from its 52-week high of ...
Front Month Nymex RBOB Gasoline Rose 1.52% to Settle at $2.1850 — Data Talk
Front Month Nymex RBOB Gasoline for Aug. delivery gained 3.28 cents per gallon, or 1.52% to $2.1850 today --Largest two day dollar and percentage gain since Wednesday, June 18, 2025 --Off 13.55% from ...
Opinion
Any expectation that stocks are a one-way ticket to wealth is about to be tested
The shocks will be large, because equity and property valuations are stretched. U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has said that the U.S. is at "the precipice of the new golden age of America." ...