Is the stock market open tomorrow for Presidents Day? Will USPS, FedEx and UPS make deliveries?

The U.S. Postal Service will not deliver mail on Presidents Day, and all post-office locations will be closed. FedEx (FDX) will offer modified service on Monday, although FedEx Office locations will ...

Here are 7 charts guaranteed to stress you out about the stock market

But the volatility has been pretty extreme, as the chart below from a team of analysts at Citi Securities shows. As of the middle of last week, 15 S&P 500 companies had seen swings of 15% or greater ...

Just When Investors Thought They’d Changed, Bonds Are Acting Like Bonds Again

I would say bonds did exactly what investors count on them for. They provided income, and they provided stability. The first thing is that those elevated starting yields really provided that powerful ...

My elderly mother has dementia. My sister sold her house and has hidden the proceeds. What can we do?

My mother suffers from dementia. She previously owned her home outright, although she no longer owns it because my sister ...

'I'm close to retiring': I'm behind on my property tax. Is this a really bad time to sell my house?

Even if the sum you owe is significant, there are usually options to spread the payments over time or negotiate a hardship plan with your local tax office. Contact your mortgage servicer immediately ...

'We've been dating for 5 years': My boyfriend's parents say he doesn't earn enough to marry. Should I speak to his father?

Related: 'People are often unreasonable when money is involved': My husband, 62, gave me a 5-year life estate. Would I have ...

'We have no prenup': I want rights of survivorship in our marital home. My wife prefers tenants in common. Now what?

We are considering building our "final home." I am contemplating insisting that we drop the tenants-in-common clause on the new house and use a rights-of-survivorship deed. I do not want to worry ...

'I'm part of a blended family that didn't blend well': My stepsister added her mailing address to our mother's bank account. Can she be trusted?

My 91-year-old mother is in hospice. She's stable now, but who knows for how long. I'm part of a blended family that didn't ...

Tempted to use buy-now-pay-later to split your rent payments? Watch out for these fees.

Livble allows users to split rent payments by up to four installments. "Finance charge ranging from $30 to $40 applies, and the amount is dependent on the date that rent is submitted for the month it ...

Social Security could run out of money in just 6 years - even sooner than originally feared

Social Security's financial situation is increasingly precarious. Social Security, which provides benefits to about 70 million Americans, could run out of money sooner than expected, according to a ...

My employer is forcing me into a Roth 401(k). Is there anything I can do?

You will not be the only one ticked off about this, but your employer is not getting anything from your funds going into a Roth account in your 401 (k). In fact, depending on exactly how the plan is ...

The Dow transports' steep takeoff isn't the green light you're told it is

The Dow transports' recent strength has been especially impressive. The Dow Jones Transportation Average DJT has been outperforming the broader Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, which is widely seen ...