Finance guru Suze Orman recommends asking yourself: “Are your needs as inexpensive as possible?” Getty Images for WICT Saving a dollar or two here and there may seem trivial, but finance guru Suze Orm...
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‘I really need help.’ I have $580K in retirement savings, but can’t find a financial adviser because the ones I spoke to want clients to be richer than me. What should I do?
Have a question about your financial adviser or looking for a new one? Email [email protected]. Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I’m in Maryland and could use a financial planner for my Roth IRA...
Russia Survived a Year of Sanctions by Investing as Never Before
(Bloomberg) — Russia is seeking to spend its way out of the self-inflicted economic crisis that threatened to deliver the deepest recession of President Vladimir Putin’s more than two-decade rul...
Don’t lose sight of investing fundamentals despite bull market
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday told investors to stay selective with stocks despite the market’s strong run. “I just want you to have a real earnings cushion with real buybacks or real...
The Three-Legged Stool Of Real Estate Investing
getty When I was a freshly-minted real estate attorney (my firm now employs over 400 people in four states), I was all about the asset protection and the tax savings. I would give my clients great str...
Anthony Scaramucci says his experience with FTX and ‘sociopathic’ founder SBF was ‘extremely disappointing.’ He’s now investing in a company run by a former exec of the imploded exchange
Wall Street veteran Anthony Scaramucci was badly burned by the downfall of crypto exchange FTX and its disgraced founder Sam Bankman-Fried—but he isn’t letting it deter him from the cryptocurrency ind...
‘Edge of a swamp’: JPMorgan strategist sees ‘one time only sale’ in fixed income as U.S. economy slows
Fixed-income yields “all look good,” and you might want to get some while you still can, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s David Kelly. It’s a “one time only sale,” said Kelly, chief global stra...
Here’s exactly when the majority of families start saving for college — but experts say that’s simply not good enough
Indeed, should you pull a Swift one and start thinking about your kids’ college — or even saving for it — before your kids are born? Valerie Macon/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Taylor Swift, with ...
We’re retired and recently lost $100K from our portfolio. Our adviser said ‘we could lose another $100K in 2023.’ Is that crazy?
Should you decide to switch advisers, be clear about your expectations and get a good understanding of the new adviser’s investment philosophy. Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I retired in October ...
U.S. stock futures nudge higher ahead of comments from Fed chief Powell
U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday ahead of comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, speaking for the first time since a blowout January jobs report caused traders to shift their inter...
Retiring in a bear market can be catastrophic — working one more year can make a huge difference
Timing, apparently, is everything. Especially when it comes to retirement. Retiring in a bear market can harm your portfolio for the long-term, even if the market eventually recovers, according to a n...
The Art Of Making Good Investment Decisions In VC
What does it take to succeed in the art of VC investing? Shutterstock VCs can make spectacular returns. Sequoia Capital banked $3bn from its $60m investment in Whatsapp. Lightspeed Venture Partners tu...
U.S. stock futures point to further losses after payrolls shocker
U.S. stock futures pointed to a second day of losses Monday after an unexpectedly strong jobs report renewed worries about how high the Federal Reserve will have to take interest rates. What’s happeni...
Why the 2023 stock market rally might depend on the U.S. dollar
The U.S. dollar may be losing its appeal as one of the few reliable safe-haven assets in times of economic and geopolitical uncertainty after an 18 month rally, and a further fall by the currency coul...
This Trade Might Just Knock Your Socks Off
Let’s see how elastic the shares of Hanesbrands Inc. (HBI) are…. The company is best known for underwear — the stock came up in a conversation on Doug Kass’ Daily Diary on Rea...
These money and investing tips can steer your portfolio around the market’s many obstacles
Don’t miss these top money and investing features: Sign up here to get MarketWatch’s best mutual funds and ETF stories emailed to you weekly! INVESTING NEWS & TRENDS Market pros are feeling so hap...
Stock Market Investing Action Plan: Disney, A Nasdaq Power Trend And More Powell; Nasdaq’s Best January in 22 Years
January provided a hospitable start to 2023, giving investors a reminder of what upward stock market momentum feels like. Friday’s jobs report rattled hopes for a dovish Fed, and Jerome Powell m...
LPL Financial Profit Soars, Advisor Headcount Rises
LPL Financial Holdings’ fourth quarter reported profits soared 199% year over year, thanks in part to lower expenses and a surge in net interest income. The company reported fourth quarter net income...
3 New Dividend Aristocrats for 2023 — And Your Portfolio
Dividend Aristocrats are generally phenomenal sources of dependably increasing income for long-term oriented investors. As companies that have increased their dividends for at least 25 consecutive yea...
What Is An Earnings Recession, And How Does It Affect Stock Prices?
getty Key takeaways An earnings recession may be imminent as consumer spending slows and high costs undercut profits on Wall Street As inflation and layoffs continue, talk of an earnings recession has...
Jobs report tells markets what Fed chairman Powell tried to tell them
Oh dear. A lot of investors just learned again, the hard way, the old rule: When someone tries to tell you something about themselves, listen. On Wednesday afternoon Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Po...
How to retire rich — even if you just got wiped out
The Wall Street Journal published an article over the weekend about all the millennials and Generation Z “zoomers” who have fled the markets after getting crushed in the 2022 rout. One was 25-year-old...