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Stocks got clobbered Friday. Here’s why investors should focus on the long game
The stock market ended a volatile week on a gloomy note Friday, with the three major U.S. indexes plunging as investors got tripped up in worries like inflation, the Fed’s fight against it and fears o...
Weekend reads: How to position your investments before the Federal Reserve causes a bear market
Do you remember all the times Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was quoted as saying inflation in the U.S. was “transitory”? With the Fed now ready to fight inflation, the bond market has quickly...
How to prepare your finances for another recession: ‘We think a hard landing will ultimately be unavoidable’
Two years after the short, sharp pandemic-related recession, Wall Street is once again warning of a new recession on the horizon. That’s not a lot to go on, but financial-planning experts say it ought...
Here’s how to craft student-loan forgiveness in a way that cuts out those who don’t need help
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Thursday released new analyses on student loans, with one blog post focused on who would benefit from various approaches to canceling such debt — as well as eac...
Netflix sheds subscribers and CNN+ will shut down amid competition from Disney, Hulu, HBO, Amazon Prime and Apple. Have we finally hit peak streaming?
Media companies keep dueling for more streaming subscriptions, but viewers might be tapping out in the clash for their attention — and their cash. Netflix on Tuesday reported a first-quarter net loss ...
As Putin eyes a date to declare victory, here’s a Ukraine scenario that could slam stocks by another 10%
Stocks are set to get a major bump on Thursday, thanks to blowout results from Tesla, which go some way in easing the sting over Netflix disappointment. With earnings sharply in focus for now, market ...
‘I’m already feeling guilty’: My uncle is leaving me a large inheritance, but excluding my siblings. Should I gift them money every year, or set up a trust?
Dear Quentin, I am soon to inherit a sizable sum of money from an uncle with whom no one in my family still speaks; I’m the only one who has stayed in contact with him. While it seems a bit grotesque ...
‘The Fed always screws up.’ This forecaster sees inflation peaking and U.S. stocks in a bear market by summer
Keith McCullough, founder and CEO of Hedgeye Risk Management, has been bullish on gold, silver and utilities since the start of the year, when his investment-research firm’s economic models turned bea...
Why you should retire with more money than you need
I’m frequently asked some variation of this question: Can I afford to retire? The question seems simple, but it’s trickier than you might think. The simple answer is: It depends on how much you need f...
The news coming from this giant volcano is even gloomier than the new forecasts from the IMF and World Bank
Investors love looking at esoteric indicators for clues on how the economy is performing, and therefore how stocks, bonds and other assets will trade. How about looking at carbon dioxide emissions? Th...
‘My degree has not led to greater income.’ Can I get rid of old student loans?
How to get out of student loan debt Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I have a degree, and I’ve been paying the student loan for about 25 years. I switched to income-driven repayment in 2011. The loa...
When a traditional IRA makes sense over a Roth account
Saving in an IRA makes sense whether you have a retirement plan at work or not, but investors then have to decide if a traditional or Roth account is better – as always, it depends. Retirement Tip of...
Opinion: Are you sharing a Netflix password? Not for long …
After an unprecedented downturn in subscriber growth in the first quarter, Netflix executives are eyeing the millions of people using other subscribers’ accounts as a way to reverse the streaming serv...
Biden administration launches student loan review, says 40,000 borrowers will see debt canceled
The Department of Education announced Tuesday a new review of its student debt portfolio, which it says will correct for past mistakes that denied 3.6 million borrowers credit toward student loan forg...
4 housing market predictions for 2022, from economists and real estate pros
We asked home and mortgage experts and economists what they predict will happen this spring. Getty Images/iStockphoto We asked home and mortgage experts and economists what they predict will happen in...
Cut Your Retirement Spending Now, Says Creator of the 4% Rule
For decades, retirees have relied on the 4% rule to determine how much was safe to spend in retirement. Now, the rule’s inventor says current market conditions may require an even more conservative ap...
My ex-husband encouraged me to drop out of college after a year, and now I’m struggling to repay my student loans. Is there anything I can do?
It’s also important to make sure you don’t neglect the emotional impact of this situation. Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I took out a student loan in 2006, but my ex-husband was very controlling,...
Gap stock sinks 18%, heads for lowest close since July 2020
Gap Inc. stock plunged 18% in Friday trading after the company announced Old Navy’s Chief Executive Nancy Green is leaving the role, and the company lowered first-quarter sales expectations. Green is ...