It’s not often that one of the major wirehouses tells clients to pay attention to cryptocurrencies, so when Morgan Stanley Wealth Management introduces a 20-page primer on the cryptocurrency Ether, it...
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Inflation is at a 40-year high. 10 tips from the pros on how to invest and save
Inflation is high. Here’s what money pros say to do about that. Getty Images/iStockphoto On Thursday, the Labor Department released the latest consumer price index data, which revealed that the rate o...
Inflation, high gas prices contributing to financial anxiety
Gasoline prices are displayed at a Los Angeles gas station on Feb. 8, 2022. Mario Tama | Getty Images As inflation climbs to historic highs, rising gasoline and other consumer prices are among America...
Struggling small businesses hope more Covid relief is on the way
andresr | E+ | Getty Images Almost two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, many small businesses are still struggling. While financial assistance for those impacted by the crisis has ended, some of the ...
Opinion: How to profit from your losses on those ‘Cathie Wood’ stocks
Americans have lost billions of dollars from their retirement funds in the past year as some of the most popular recent investments have come crashing down to earth. As our chart above shows, many of ...
‘I don’t know if it’s worth dealing with tenants’: Should I convert my home into a rental, or sell it?
I have enough money to put down on a second home — I need a slightly bigger place and another bedroom. I currently live in Portland, Ore., but I am planning to move outside of Portland. However, I’m c...
Financial anxiety is high. Why financial planners may miss the signs
The Covid-19 pandemic has made it difficult for people to answer big questions about their futures, and many financial planners are underestimating the financial anxiety that is causing, according to ...
These ‘money disorders’ may be contributing to your growing debt
The average American has $90,460 of debt. Experts say a significant amount of this can be explained by what they call “money disorders.” Money disorders is an umbrella term for recurring a...
I took out student loans for my now-imprisoned son. I owe $50K. Please help.
From student loan forgiveness to refinancing, some options to consider. Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I just turned 60 and will probably have to work 20 more years. I currently owe about $50,000 ...
5 popular financial rules you might want to ditch
Traditional financial advice like the kind you got from your parents is often true but even experienced investors might rely on maxims that are outdated and no longer serving your financial well-being...
These end-of-life planning forms will save your family a lot of heartache, the trouble with Alaska’s oil fund and more retirement news
From MarketWatch: Opinion: Big money trouble with Alaska’s $80 billion oil fund: A major political row has broken out at Alaska’s Permanent Fund, the state’s giant $82 billion oil fund, where the firi...
Opinion: Should you add residential real estate to your retirement portfolio?
Is there a way to invest in residential real estate as an asset class? It’s a timely question since, as I pointed out last week, residential real estate can play an important role in reducing the prob...
Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities: What Investors Should Know About TIPS
TIPS have suddenly moved to center stage for investors, as the surge in inflation has drawn new interest in Treasury inflation-protected securities. But how much do investors really know about these s...
Tax season: does the IRS know if you trade crypto? Is your NFT sale or mining income taxable?
Hello! Welcome back to Distributed Ledger, our weekly crypto newsletter that reaches your inbox every Thursday. I’m Frances Yue, crypto reporter at MarketWatch. It is tax season in the U.S., and I’ll ...
Long-term unemployment tumbles in January
A job seeker receives information from a recruiter during a job fair in Miami on Dec. 16, 2021. Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images Long-term unemployment fell significantly in January, con...
Inflation means price jumps for dinner and roses this Valentine’s Day
Adriana Gamez restocks rose bouquets at California Flowers in downtown Los Angeles on Feb. 12, 2021. Dania Maxwell | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images They say love doesn’t cost a thing, but Vale...
‘My husband refuses to pay my student loans.’ Is there some loophole to get him to pay?
How can you get out of student loan debt faster? Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I am married but unemployed, and my husband refuses to pay my student loans, which I had before we were dating. Do I...
I inherited ‘a sizeable amount’ from my mother. A financial adviser took me out for a free meal at an investment seminar, and made ‘some good, interesting points.’ But should I be wary?
Let’s hope you enjoyed your meals but didn’t swallow too much of that investment advice. Getty Images Finding good, trustworthy financial advice is tough. Sometimes people luck into a recommendation f...
Used-car prices may be easing, research shows
Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Used-car prices may be starting to soften, research suggests. After surging through the pandemic by as much as 50%, prices in the used-car market showed some easing in ...
Opinion: ARK investors have lost $4 billion — ‘We believe we’re going to see the turn sooner rather than later,’ Cathie Wood says
Four billion dollars would provide for a lot of retirements. It would, for example, pay for about 80,000 of these popular recreational vehicles. Or about 40,000 of these popular boats. Or, more prosai...
Inflation impacts Valentine’s Day but overspending isn’t sexy
Even cupid is coming out of quarantine. Valentine’s Day spending is expected to reach $23.9 billion in 2022, the second-highest year on record, according to the National Retail Federation. On av...
‘We do not want him to receive anything from our estate’: How do we ensure our son-in-law does not get his hands on our money?
Dear Quentin, My wife and I are in our 70’s and have one daughter as the sole beneficiary to our estate. We live in Ohio. She is separated from her husband, and it doesn’t appear that they will be get...