'We own a house together through a joint trust, but our bank accounts and credit cards are all held separately' Dear Quentin, My husband has a parent PLUS Loan debt for his daughter from his first ...

The S&P 500 index SPX closed virtually flat on Friday, but it still was on track for back-to-back yearly gains of more than 20% for 2024 and 2023, an impressive feat giving Wall Street's earlier ...

A decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve will be the highlight of a busy week for central-bank decisions. The Fed is expected to cut interest rates by 25 basis points, though the outlook beyond that is ...

With the economy very weak, it would take a big surprise rebound in growth to put a dent in expectations for further interest-rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. The Bank of Thailand will ...

Elsewhere, the company has risked alienating sneaker enthusiasts with lawsuits. It tried to throw new sneakers and other gear at waning consumer enthusiasm, with little avail. Finally, Chief Executive ...

Economists who think the Fed will cut said the move fulfills the quick initial reduction in rates signaled in September with cuts at three straight meetings. The move would leave the Fed's benchmark ...

My husband filed for divorce after seven years of marriage. We bought a home six years ago, and my husband has refused to pay any money toward the mortgage this whole time. He forced me to pay every ...

If he didn't do the conversion and left his money in his 401 (k) or traditional IRA, he would instead pay a 25% tax on each of the RMDs he would receive in subsequent years (this is assuming the ...

This means the real overhead cost of government-run Medicare is about 1% to 1.5% for administration and about 1.5% (15% of that 7.8% in improper payments) for medically unnecessary payments. In other ...

President-elect Donald Trump's housing policy is beginning to take shape - and affordability will be a top priority. Trump campaigned on cutting mortgage rates and reducing regulations for builders, ...

Economist Alicia Munnell, one of the nation's leading experts on retirement, has some advice that may seem counterintuitive: The key to a successful retirement, she says, is not to retire.

-- "The S&P 500 would be fairly valued in the 4,750 range by end of 2024." -- The "S&P 500 [will] end 2024 between 4,700 and 4,800." -- "Our year-end 2024 fair-value target range [is] 4,850 to 4,950." ...