Smart Investor: What’s Next for Bond Yields, 40 Newly Cheap Stocks, and Tech IPOs
With just a couple of days to go in 2024, the Morningstar US Market Index is on track for a second consecutive year of ...
'He always managed to play golf': My husband of 14 years never worked and now we're divorcing. He wants half of my $1 million home. What can I do?
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 ...
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I'm 51 and didn't adjust my 403(b) and 457(b) contributions to max them out. What can I do before year-end?
I turned 51 years old six months ago and forgot to adjust my employer retirement account settings to max out my contributions this year. As a result, I contributed $23,000 to my 403(b) and $23,000 to ...
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Warren Buffett is buying up stock in this high-margin internet registry company
Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is the largest shareholder of VeriSign, which ranks highly among S&P 500 companies in terms of gross and operating margins Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has ...
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Will holding TIPS in my brokerage account ruin my year with 'phantom tax'?
You not only have to worry about tax on the interest, but also on income earned along the way Got a question about investing, how it fits into your overall financial plan and what strategies can help ...
Small retail investors hold about 9.5% of bitcoin. Here's why that doesn't tell the full story.
Retail investors hold about 9.5% of total bitcoin, while large investors hold the other 90.5%, Julio Moreno, CryptoQuant head of research, told MarketWatch. "Retail holdings were 6.8% at the start of ...
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Student-loan borrowers will need to brace for change in 2025. Here are 5 of the biggest shifts.
Experts warn that more borrowers could face garnishment of their Social Security checks, tax refunds and wages as pandemic-era protections end For student-loan borrowers, 2024 has been a roller ...
Bitcoin may reach cycle peak in 3 weeks if history repeats itself - but watch for these barriers
Bitcoin has wobbled since breaching the $100,000 milestone earlier this month - but history suggests a new all-time high could be in sight by around mid-January, according to crypto research firm K33.
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My grandfather co-signed my cousin's student loan. After my grandfather died, my cousin skipped town. Will the estate have to pay the debt?
My beloved grandfather tried to help out his grandson by co-signing the grandson's student loan from the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority - which is like a private family loan and not a ...
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Year-end selling is hitting these 7 stocks. How their tax loss can be your gain.
Foot Locker, CVS Health and Charles River Laboratories are among hard-hit stocks that look ready to recover Hard-core investors hunt for stock-market castoffs every holiday season. Specifically, they ...
Investing pros think these stock-market losers are set to rebound in 2025
In the Need to Know column on Christmas Eve, Barbara Kollmeyer shared insights from strategists at Evercore ISI led by Julian Emanuel, who considered year-end selling action and corporate financial ...
2025 Bond Market Outlook: Yields Range-Bound but Volatile
For 2025, bond investors might want to make themselves comfortable with where yields have been in 2024. The US economy is ...