I'm afraid my financial adviser will steal my money. I've read too many cautionary tales. How can I be sure?

In particular, a financial fraud case in my area has really stood out to me. An accountant and financial adviser died suddenly, and clients later discovered that their money was missing. These clients ...

I'm afraid my financial adviser will steal my -2-

"Some financial advisers receive commissions when they influence clients to buy investment products such as annuities and mutual funds," it says. "This is considered a conflict of interest and ...
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America's food market is rigged. Look who's getting rich while many of us struggle with grocery bills.

America's food market is rigged. A handful of massive corporations are using inflation and global shocks to cover up their price gouging. The Trump administration recently announced a $12 billion ...

'Is this really what college bowl games have become?': Critics say goofy Pop-Tarts and Duke's Mayo sponsorships are overshadowing the football

In case you missed the memo, bowl games have increasingly turned into marketing showcases for all sorts of brands, which pay big-time sponsorship dollars for the privilege and then serve up goofy ...

Logan Paul's $5.3 million Pokémon bet raises a bigger question: Do collectibles belong in your portfolio?

It may be worth noting that when it comes to Pokémon cards, the market has seen a monthly cumulative return of more than 3,800% since 2004, based on an index by analytics firm Card Ladder through ...

Too many people forgot their RMDs last year. Don't make this 'billion-dollar mistake.'

There's an IRS formula, which you apply to the balance of the IRA or 401 (k) that you've been saving in for your whole working life, and you make your tax payment on the RMD withdrawal by Dec. 31. If ...

Smart Investor: Will Tech Stocks Go From Best to Worst, The Hyped-Stocks Trap

The stock market goes into the final days of the year hovering at fresh record highs thanks to the alleged Santa Claus rally, ...

A humanoid-robot revolution is coming. Don't worry - here's why it will take a while.

Humanoid robots are expected to be deployed in factories and households - carrying out both basic and, potentially, advanced tasks. Bringing robots that look and move like humans to households and ...

I want to gift my grandnieces, ages 5 and 10, stocks. How do I make sure they get an equal amount when they turn 18?

I am single and have no children. I have two grandnieces, ages 5 and 10. I want to leave them each an inheritance from investments that will become available when they become 18. I would like the ...

What's ahead for Tesla as it doubles down on AI

Tesla's U.S. sales are predicted to drop 9% in 2025 with what Musk has called a few "rough" quarters ahead for sales. That's largely because the U.S. ended a tax credit that previously incentivized ...

I make more than my wife. Can she claim Social Security at 62 and later switch to spousal benefits?

The short answer to your first question: No, your wife can't claim her benefits now and switch to spousal benefits later on if she's eligible for both when she files for benefits. That restriction ...

What are the hottest tech stocks for 2026? Here's what ChatGPT and Gemini had to say.

MarketWatch gave the following prompt to OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, Anthropic's Claude and xAI's Grok chatbots: "You are a technology portfolio manager looking at opportunities for 2026.