Why You Shouldn’t Break Up With a Secular Bull Market, Even If Everyone Is Telling You To

Why investors will tap out of good markets when they dip, and how to not let valuations lead you away from future returns.

Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: Eyes on U.S. Government Shutdown, Fed Rate-Cut Prospects

It is quiet on the data front in New Zealand as the dust settles after an emergency interest-rate cut. Economists are assessing the impact of the central bank's decision to lower rates by 50 basis ...

'I can't stop thinking about money': I'm struggling with guilt over my $135K in financial mistakes. How do I move on?

We have the money - we aren't in debt outside of our mortgage - but I can't stop thinking about money. We buy secondhand, cancel streaming, bring lunch etc. But these things are only drops in the ...

My sister is 65. She has $80,000 in bonds and savings, and $2,600 a month in Social Security. Can she retire?

She is single and makes $55,000 a year. She will pay off her condo, worth $300,000, in three years. With her Social Security and pension, she will have $2,600 a month starting at age 65. Her expenses ...

'I'm stumped': I put $3,000 on my credit card during a vacation and my credit score plunged. Why is it so volatile?

"I pay for almost everything with credit cards." (Photo subject is a model.) ...

Stocks face earnings test with S&P 500 on pace for worst performance in a shutdown since 1990

The selloff in U.S. stocks on Friday saw the S&P 500 post its biggest daily drop since April 10, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The S&P 500 dropped 2.7%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

A dividend-paying 'vending machine' - this oil stock weathers tariffs and OPEC

CNQ generated $5.9 billion in free cash flow and returned every penny to shareholders. Twenty-five years of 21% annual dividend growth - through negative oil prices, the COVID pandemic and every ...

Andrew Lloyd Webber, the most successful Broadway composer ever, on why he never invests in his own shows

Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest successes include a Broadway production of his "Sunset Boulevard," which won the Tony Award this year for best revival of a musical. Andrew Lloyd Webber is ready for his ...

I'm having brain surgery. Will my heirs or the creditors get my money if I die?

I need to have brain surgery. I have a tumor that needs to be removed. A lot of people are fine and they don't have any complications, but I don't know for certain what the outcome will be for me. I'm ...

Smart Investor: Cheap Stocks That Raised Dividends, Q4 Market Outlook, and Will the Dollar Keep Falling?

On the subject of dividend-paying stocks, Morningstar Indexes strategist Dan Lefkovitz notes that though the market is at ...

Morgan Stanley is opening cryptocurrency investments to all clients. Here's what percentage of your portfolio should be in crypto.

Crypto goes even more mainstream as Morgan Stanley drops restrictions for its clients. Financial-services giant Morgan Stanley will start allowing its financial advisers to pitch crypto investments to ...

Ray Dalio wants investors to have 15% of their portfolios in gold. Here's what others think of his advice.

That was Ray Dalio - the billionaire founder of the world's largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates - discussing how much gold it makes sense for investors to have in their portfolios.