I retired at 62, am living on a pension and Social Security, and have an IRA but haven’t withdrawn from it. For my whole life, I did all my investing on my own. But with so much at stake now, do I need professional help?

Do you need a financial planner? Getty Images Question: I retired at 62, and I’m living on a pension and Social Security. I have an IRA but haven’t withdrawn from it. I’ve been my own planner up to th...

Cisco’s Earnings Are Today. What to Expect.

Cisco Systems could report a sharp falloff in orders when the networking giant reports October quarter earnings after the close of trading on Wednesday, but its huge backlog should help drive solid fi...

Sunrun and Other Solar Stocks With Strong U.S. Presence Are a Buy, Analyst Says

An analyst from Deutsche Bank is bullish on Enphase Energy Sunrun and First Solar due to their strong domestic presence amid new U.S. legislation. Deutsche Bank analyst Corinne Blanchard initiated cov...

Why do people invest in crypto? ‘It’s partly fraud and partly delusion’: Charlie Munger

““The country did not need a currency that’s good for kidnappers.”” — Charlie Munger Charlie Munger, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway BRK.A, +0.35%, is not a big fan of crypto, and he shared some f...

Warren Buffett’s chip-stock purchase is a classic example of why you want to be ‘greedy only when others are fearful’

This has been quite a year for Berkshire Hathaway and CEO Warren Buffett. The conglomerate just disclosed its investments in other companies as of the end of the third quarter, and one name — and one ...

Berkshire Bought Taiwan Semi Stock. Here’s What Else It Bought and Sold.

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Alibaba, Tencent, lead Hong Kong tech stocks higher after upbeat China online retail sales data

Shares of Chinese internet giants jumped in Hong Kong, after official data showed better-than-expected October retail sales in the world’s second-largest economy. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. BABA, +0.7...

Icahn loads up on Twitter, oil and gas in third quarter, dumps Welbilt

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn acquired more than 12.5 million shares of Twitter Inc. during the third quarter, ahead of Elon Musk’s takeover of the company, while also boosting his holdings in Occid...

Nu Holdings sees ‘sustained increase’ in customers; shares jump

Shares of Nu Holdings Ltd. NU, -2.03% jumped 14.7% after hours on Monday after the Brazil-based digital banking platform reported a surprise third-quarter profit and revenue that beat expectations, he...

Berkshire Hathaway discloses stakes in TSMC, Jefferies, Louisiana-Pacific, sending those stocks higher

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. added positions in materials manufacturer Louisiana-Pacific Corp., investment bank Jefferies Financial Group and chip manufacturer Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. d...

Dear Tax Guy: ‘What happens if I sell my existing house to pay off the loan on my new home? How much tax will I owe?’

Greeting, readers. I’m Andrew Keshner and I’m the tax reporter for MarketWatch. I write about the controversies, open questions and best strategies about taxes. For the purposes of this new column, th...

Palantir Stock Is Sliding. One of Its Investments Just Went Bankrupt.

Palantir stock is coming under selling pressure amid concerns about the implications of a chapter 11 bankruptcy filing last week by Fast Radius a provider of cloud-based manufacturing and supply chain...

‘Embarrassed’ Tyson Foods CFO apologizes to investors for arrest

Tyson Foods Inc. reported mixed fourth-quarter results Monday as chicken prices soared while beef slumped — but perhaps the most interesting part of the post-earnings conference call was Chief Financi...

Elon Musk Complains of High Workload After Twitter Takeover

Elon Musk said he has “too much work” as the chief executive of both Twitter and Tesla as he undertakes mass layoffs and grapples with an advertising backlash at the social-media company.   “I am real...

Binance CEO tweets regret at not shorting FTX token

The chief executive of Binance said he regretted not betting against the token tied to the failed FTX cryptocurrency exchange. Changpeng Zhao, the co-founder and CEO of Binance who is known by initial...

Markets are getting a wake-up call in 2023, says Morgan Stanley, which offers a plan for investors to get ready.

According to Fed Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller and several strategists, last week’s softer-than-expected October CPI that sent the S&P 500 to its best level in five months was overdone. His word...

Opinion: You can’t rely on Social Security to fund your retirement — it’s time to rethink your retirement savings strategy

Following a period of record inflation, Social Security’s latest cost of living adjustment (COLA) means retirees will see the biggest bump to their benefits checks in 40 years. While this move will pr...

Antitrust battle over Apple’s app store goes to appeals court

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is heading into a courtroom faceoff against the company behind the popular Fortnite video game, reviving a high-stakes antitrust battle over whether the digital fortress shieldin...

The brands and models car shoppers want most—despite inventory levels

Toyota dealers are low on cars. All the same, more American car shoppers consider a Toyota TM, +1.95% than any other brand. Fully 35% of American car shoppers looked closely at buying a Toyota product...

As Pandemic Aid Dries Up, Businesses Chase Covid Tax Credit

A temporary tax break for small businesses has spawned a cottage industry of advisory firms tapping into federal pandemic aid, raising alarms at the Internal Revenue Service that some claims are going...

Largest U.S. Pension Buys Up Apple, Intel, Microsoft, and GE Stock

America’s largest public pension fund by assets increased positions in some of its largest stock investments in the third quarter. California Public Employees’ Retirement System bought more shares of ...

D.R. Horton and 7 More Companies That Raised Their Stock Dividends

Text size D.R. Horton plans to boost its quarterly payout by 11% to 25 cents a share. Caitlin O’Hara/Bloomberg It was a busy week for dividend increases among large U.S. companies across a varie...

Bankrupt Voyager Digital Looks for New Buyer After FTX Goes Under

Bankrupt cryptocurrency broker and lender Voyager Digital Ltd. said it has resumed its search for a buyer in light of the collapse of crypto exchange FTX, the firm founded by wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fr...

Walmart Is Flexing Its Muscle Again

America’s biggest retailer has a new message for its suppliers: We’re not going to pay higher prices anymore. Walmart Inc. Chief Executive Doug McMillon delivered the warning in person last month in a...

Disney Stock Has a Tough Year Ahead. Investors Have Already Been Burned.

Walt Disney stock is an orphan. It’s too pricey for value investors, not expected to grow fast enough for growth investors, and ditched its dividend in 2020, putting it out of reach of income funds.  ...

These money and investing tips can help you see this bear market more clearly

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3Q Earnings Weren’t Bad. But 2023 Estimates Could Be Ugly.

Wall Street expected 2023 earnings forecasts to drop after third-quarter results came in. That time has come. With companies that account for some 90% of the S&P 500’s market capitalization having...

Buy Bumble Stock. The Dating App’s Shares Haven’t Met Their Match.

Bumble has been getting the cold shoulder from investors, who are worried that singles have cooled on its dating apps. The company, though scruffy, remains attractive—and its stock could be just the t...

Retail analysts foresee holiday-season sales growth. Now we’ll hear from retailers themselves.

Even as price increases squeeze shoppers, analysts expect holiday-season sales to increase this year. With Walmart Inc., Target Corp. and discounters TJX Cos. and Ross Stores Inc. reporting results in...

A Berkshire Hathaway Bright Spot: Energy. Here Are the Numbers.

Warren Buffett likes energy. Berkshire Hathaway now owns some $58 billion of Chevron and Occidental Petroleum securities. It isn’t Berkshire’s largest holding; that would be insurance, led by auto ins...

How FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Went From Crypto Golden Boy to Villain

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