Elon Musk’s decision to end his war with Twitter isn’t just a big win for the social-media company, but also for some big-name investors like Carl Icahn. Mr. Icahn quietly amassed a Twitter stake of w...
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I’m 66, own 5 properties, and wonder if selling might offer ‘a better retirement than being a landlord.’ But I’m struggling to find an adviser to help who isn’t ‘trying to sell me’ something. What should I do?
How to find the right adviser for you. Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I’m looking for a financial advisor who’s not looking to just sell me some annuities or equities. I have five properties; thre...
21 dividend stocks yielding 5% or more of companies that will produce plenty of cash in 2023
When the stock market has jumped two days in a row, as it has now, it is easy to become complacent. But the Federal Reserve isn’t finished raising interest rates, and recession talk abounds. Stock inv...
Opinion: Your off-ramp for I-bonds is coming up soon if you bought the securities for their juicy 9.6% yield
You can hold on to Series I bonds for 30 years, but if you jumped in when the interest rate skyrocketed to 9.62%, you might be looking for an off-ramp well before then. If you were attracted primarily...
Here’s exactly how much Suze Orman and Dave Ramsey say you need to save right now (and psst: most of you are falling short)
Personal finance experts Suze Orman and Dave Ramsey both recently upped the amount of emergency savings they recommend you have. Getty Images High-interest savings accounts are now paying significantl...
1 in 5 retirees don’t see this expense coming — or its $315,000 pricetag
Close up of a senior couple having breakfast and doing bills istock Only about one in four retirees has not experienced any kind of shock event in retirement, according to a study from the Society of ...
Opinion: This 401(k) bill opens the door to risky assets
Senators Pat Toomey, Tim Scott and Peter Meijer have just proposed a bill in Congress that would allow 401(k) plans to stretch beyond traditional investments like stocks and bonds. And when we say “be...
Fed’s Williams sees steep decline in inflation ahead
Cooling global demand and steady improvements in supply should result in falling rates of inflation for goods over the next year, New York Fed President John Williams said Monday. “These factors shoul...
Is Credit Suisse the 2022 Lehman Brothers?
The nightmare resurfaces. The visions of red screens in panicking trading rooms return. And the September 2008 images and photos of Lehman Brothers employees leaving the New York headquarters with box...
U.N. Calls On Fed, Other Central Banks to Halt Interest-Rate Increases
The Federal Reserve and other central banks risk pushing the global economy into recession followed by prolonged stagnation if they keep raising interest rates, a United Nations agency said Monday. Th...
If Hurricane Ian destroyed your home, take these critical first steps for disaster relief and insurance
The full financial and human price of Hurricane Ian’s destruction is still unknown, days after it lashed Florida, and now with the Carolinas fresh off its wrath. But even with the immediate search-and...
Treasury yields pull back sharply amid concerns over Credit Suisse
Treasury yields pulled back sharply on Monday as investors assessed worries over the financial health of a large European bank and a gauge on the U.S. manufacturing sector produced the weakest reading...
Why Interest Rates Are Rising Everywhere—Except Your Savings Account
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‘I’m paycheck to paycheck.’ I make $350K a year, but have $88K in student loans, $170K in car loans and a mortgage I pay $4,500 a month on. Do I need professional help?
I’m the first of my generation to own a home and the first to earn this much annually and don’t want to mess this up. How, specifically, can a financial adviser help me? Getty Images Question: By the ...
Mark Cuban has repeatedly given this simple piece of money advice — and it’s more lucrative to do it now than it has been in over a decade
Billionaire Shark Tank host Mark Cuban Getty Images for Vox Media Billionaire Mark Cuban believes in saving for emergencies. In 2017, Cuban told Vanity Fair: “If you don’t like your job at some point,...
Credit Suisse: What’s going on, and why its stock is falling
Credit Suisse was trending for all the wrong reasons this weekend, as social media was in a frenzy debating whether one of the 30 global systemically important banks would collapse altogether. The ban...
Bank of Russia Adds Digital Assets to Banking Chart of Accounts – Finance Bitcoin News
Central Bank of Russia has introduced digital assets, including the digital version of the Russian ruble, to the recently published draft of the new banking chart of accounts. In the future, financial...
Big Trouble for European Banking as Credit Suisse Flashes Warning Signs
Credit Suisse is currently fighting for survival following months of rumors regarding its liquidity and capital position. According to reports over the weekend, a negative outcome for the Swiss bankin...
The major county in America where home prices just dropped the most is …
Buyers may be starting to see home price drops in some areas. (Getty Images) Home buyers have watched as home prices marched upwards for the past few years, but now many of you will finally get some r...
An Alzheimer’s Drug’s Big Surprise: What It Means
Until this past week, there seemed to be no answers to the Alzheimer’s puzzle. The leading theory of the disease, that it was caused by a buildup of beta amyloid plaque in the brain, had been disprove...
Short U.S. stocks and short-term Treasurys until Halloween, Bank of America strategist says
Short U.S. stocks as well as short-term bonds until Halloween, a Bank of America strategist advises. Michael Hartnett, chief investment strategist at Bank of America Securities, said he’s a tactical b...
Philippine Billionaire Ayala, Gokongwei Families To Merge Banking Units
People walk past a branch of the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) in Manila on June 8, 2017. ELOISA LOPEZ/AFP via Getty Images Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)—controlled by the country’s olde...
Mortgage rates recently hit their highest level since 2007. Here’s what 5 economists and real estate pros say will happen next with rates
Where will mortgage rates go from here? Getty Images Since the start of the year, mortgage rates have been trending upwards — and according to many experts, this trend will likely continue through Oct...
Crypto Banking Platform Juno Raises $18M in Series A Funding
This round was led by ParaFi Capital’s Growth Fund, and included well-known crypto industry figures such as Coinbase Chief Product Officer Surojit Chatterjee, Messari’s Ryan Selkis, Polygon̵...
Don’t Penalize Crypto in Banking Rules, Futures Industry Group Says
An original June 2021 plan from the Basel Committee, which told banks to issue $1 in capital for each $1 of crypto they hold, drew a volley of criticism for being too conservative, effectively ruling ...
This is the time when ‘accidents’ like Enron have happened — this JPMorgan quant says yields have peaked and prefers bonds over stocks
The old expression is when the tide goes out, you get to see who’s swimming naked. In financial markets, the tide is going out when central banks are raising interest rates and growth is slowing. That...
Dividend yields on preferred stocks have soared. This is how to pick the best ones for your portfolio.
This year nearly every type of security has declined — bad news if you look at your portfolio’s value each day and have difficulty sleeping at night. On the other hand, it’s good news if you’re lookin...
Medicare premiums are decreasing in 2023 – this is how much older Americans will save if they’re on Part B
Medicare beneficiaries will see their Part B premiums go down for the first time in more than a decade, President Biden said during a White House event on Tuesday. Monthly Part B premiums, which are ...
ECB Chief Christine Lagarde Wary Of Crypto ‘Free Banking’
Amid growing scope of cryptocurrencies and blockchain based monetary applications, central bankers are increasingly worried. Despite the high volatility and risk involved with digital assets, mainstre...
Visa ‘stands to lose the most’ from Fed’s new debit-card rules, analyst says
Newly solidified Federal Reserve guidelines on debit-card routing could have some impact on the financial performance of payment-technology companies, but the latest rules weren’t as onerous for the c...