By Quentin Fottrell 'I'd rather leave my estate to people who spent time with me because they genuinely valued my company' "Is there some kind of taboo around befriending old peop ...

I currently have about $450,000 in a 403(b) and $35,000 in a Roth IRA. My wife is 61 and plans to retire in January 2027. Her projected pension will be $180,000 a year, also with a 2% annual COLA. She ...

Social Security is really important for older Americans. It needs to be tweaked, not restructured. Is Social Security at 30% of income for those 65 and older too big, too small, or just about right?

The total annual contribution to a 401 (k) is $72,000, or $80,000 for people between 50 and 59 years old (or $83,250 for those 60 to 63). That limit includes deferrals, employer contributions and ...

We’ve been reporting on growing strains within the private credit market, a corner of the bond market that some money ...

Most Americans dislike data centers: 75% of people say they would oppose a data center being built near where they live, according to one poll by Heatmap Pro. But recent industry research says ...

Seasonal jobs helped drive the apparent strength of the jobs report. To hear the nattering nabobs of Wall Street, you'd think the latest jobs figures, out Friday, show that labor has never had it so ...

Some buyers are already seeing 7% mortgage rates, which are subjective and typically based on how risky a borrower is. Mortgage borrowers with low credit scores, low down-payment amounts or "unique" ...

Retirement savings hovered at record highs in the second quarter, pushing the number of 401 (k) millionaires to a record as investors focused on their long-term goals despite persistent anxiety about ...

Rasmussen didn't exist back in the 1970s, but veteran polling company Gallup did. And in August 1974, as the Watergate scandal reached its end, Gallup found that 46% of Americans "strongly disapproved ...

The iShares MSCI Poland ETF EPOL has soared over the past three years, outperforming the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY by a wide margin. But the weighted forward price/earnings ratio for EPOL's portfolio ...

I was invited to a friend's birthday party, but I couldn't make it. We aren't that good of friends but I do like her and would have gone if I was free. Because I couldn't make it to the party, I ...