Dear MarketWatch, I have a rental property that’s worth $175,000, and I owe $53,000. My primary home is worth $265,000 and has $108,000 left on the mortgage. My question is Read more
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Want to learn new skills, keep your brain sharp and have fun? Volunteer.
After I read Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s book, “Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age,” I was left with several compelling ideas. The most profound was: Do something different to Read more
3 important questions for couples to help update and re-evaluate your money goals and habits
This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org. Setting the stage for having money conversations with your loved one requires intentionality and care. Often, couples rarely slow down from the hustle Read more
‘The bank has paid itself $18,000 in monthly fees’: After six months, my late father’s trust has not been distributed. What can I do?
My father’s father set up a trust at a major bank with my father and the bank’s trust department as co-trustees. My father died at the end of last year; Read more
How the latest Fed rate increase could (or should) curb your holiday spending
It is three weeks before Black Friday, but the Federal Reserve is about to make the post-holiday debt hangover a little more intense. By the time the latest rate hikes Read more
How the latest Fed rate increase could (or should) curb your holiday spending
It is three weeks before Black Friday, but the Federal Reserve is about to make the post-holiday debt hangover a little more intense. By the time the latest rate hikes Read more
Panic is not an investment strategy. How financial advisers can help you think through the unthinkable.
Financial planners spend much of their time preparing clients for an uncertain future. They cite worst-case scenarios and pepper clients with anxiety-inducing hypothetical questions. (For instance: What if you die Read more
‘Am I being ripped off?’ I moved into my husband’s home. I pay for groceries. The rent from my apartment goes into our joint savings.
I read one of your previous columns regarding the boyfriend who wants the letter writer to move in. My case is similar, but we have already made a decision on Read more
Are older workers getting ‘quiet-fired?’
Here’s a strange paradox regarding older workers: On the one hand, they’re 14% less likely to receive the highest annual performance ratings, according to Mercer’s Workforce Sciences Institute. But, those Read more
40% of households will pay no federal income tax this year. Why that’s good news.
Millions of workers are bouncing back — and making enough money to pay Uncle Sam. Some 72.5 million households or 40% of households will pay no federal income tax this Read more