Is the stock market open on MLK Day? Does the post office deliver mail?

The U.S. Postal Service will not deliver mail on Monday. FedEx (FDX) will offer modified service. UPS (UPS) will not offer ...

My mom, 90, has dementia. My brother wants her to buy a $500K property near his house. Does that make any sense?

For the most part, my mom, 90, is healthy with no major issues, but there are some signs of dementia creeping in. It seems I am the only one who even recognizes this. She lives alone in her house. At ...

I manage an $80K trust for a 15-year-old. How do I do deal with interfering relatives?

Investing for a 15-year-old with a 10- or 20-year time horizon by investing 80% to 90% in stocks and the rest in bonds would be aggressive but acceptable given the beneficiary's age. Their parents ...

I started working as a dishwasher at age 13. Social Security refuses to acknowledge this. Am I being cheated?

The 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) made it illegal for most 13-year-olds to work in non-agricultural jobs in an attempt to stamp out exploitative child labor. If you were working in a kitchen as ...

My wealthy friend invited me to stay, but he doesn't need more 'stuff.' What do I get the man who has everything?

I have a dear friend who invites me to stay when I'm in town. I usually stay for four days or so at a time, and I take him ...

It’s 2026. Do You Know Where Your IRA Is Invested?

How defaults can keep you from leaving cash on the table and fight the most powerful force in behavioral economics.

14 million Americans are getting access to these game-changing investment accounts - without risking their Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid benefits

With an ABLE account, a disabled person can have up to $100,000 without losing access to means-tested programs such as Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid benefits. Millions more Americans with ...

Trump plans 10% tariffs on European countries over Greenland: What it means for markets.

President Donald Trump said he would slap 10% tariffs on imports from eight European countries beginning next month, as he ...

Young men are worried about having enough money - but confident they'll own a home. What gives?

Young men long for the optimism that previous generations enjoyed - yet still have hope. A survey of 1,000 American men ages 18-29 reveals widespread dissatisfaction with their finances and the ...

'Your whole life is on the phone.' Should companies like Verizon be forced to refund you the next time there's a major outage?

As of now, there are essentially no federal or state laws requiring automatic refunds in the case of service outages, according to John Breyault, a vice president at the National Consumers League. But ...
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Morningstar’s 2024 Annual US Fund Fee Study

Investors are reaping the benefits of funds as fees keep dropping on a seemingly year-over-year basis. Our researchers estimate that last year, investors saved nearly USD 5.9 billion in fund expenses ...

Trump wants to let you take money from your 401(k) to buy a house. Putting it back is complicated.

The Trump administration has a plan to make it easier to take money out of your retirement savings to buy a home. But should you? The Trump proposal, planned for release next week at the World ...