7 financial planning steps to take in the decade before retirement

The decade leading up to your retirement is one of the most critical periods for retirement planning. There are a number of financial planning issues to consider during this time period to help ensure...

I’ll be 65 soon, have $320,000 in retirement savings and a paid-off home but I’m $46,000 in debt – should I take more money out of my investments?

I’ll be 65 in a couple months. I retired at 63 and am currently receiving survivor Social Security payments (from my late husband). I plan on switching over to my Social Security at 70. I receive abou...

EquiLend Taps Blockchain Technology for Securities Reconciliation Solution – crypto.news

EquiLend has announced that it’s developing 1Source, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) based system that will eliminate all the pain points in the securities finance industry, according to an anno...

Morgan Stanley, Clorox, and Cummins Lifted Dividend Payouts

Text size Clorox Disinfecting Wipes canisters on a conveyor belt. Matt Odom/Bloomberg Morgan Stanley , Clorox , and Cummins were among the U.S. companies that declared dividend increases this week as ...

A psychologist’s 5 steps to stop panicking about your 401(k)

In the fall of 2008, when global stock markets were imploding, I happened to be in New York. I switched on the TV in my hotel room and saw financial commentator Suze Orman on Larry King Live. She took...

75 or 100 basis points? Lost in market debate over Fed’s next rate hike is ‘how long inflation stays at these levels’

Debate has been simmering over whether Federal Reserve policy makers will raise the fed-funds rate by three-quarters of a percentage point later this month, as they did in June, or step up their infla...

6 Apartment Stocks That Get a Rise Out of High Home Prices

Illustration by Naomi Elliott Text size Skyrocketing home prices and mortgage rates make this a tough time to buy a house. But it’s an opportunity for bargain hunters to invest in apartment real estat...

What to Buy Right Now: 42 Picks From Barron’s Roundtable Pros

To everything there is a season: A time to hide in a bunker with a crash helmet on as stock and bond prices plummet, and a time to wade cautiously into the market in search of newly created bargains. ...

The U.S. dollar hasn’t been this strong against the euro in 20 years. Here’s what happened next.

A gutsy contrarian bet right now is that the strong U.S. dollar will weaken, particularly versus the euro. A secondary bold bet is that U.S. stocks will lag international equities. Dollar weakness wou...

SEC Considers Exempting Crypto Companies From Certain Securities Laws

United States Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler, in an interview, said that the agency might consider exempting crypto companies from certain securities laws. The United States Sec...

SEC Excempts Some Organizations From Some Securities Laws

The commission is in a dilemma of deciding ways to regulate the crypto industry. One of the ways is to waive some rules for some organizations.   The crypto market must follow the rules and ...

Opinion: ‘I see buying opportunities.’ How this stock trader with 40 years of experience makes money in a bear market

Howard Kornstein, a professional trader with more than 40 years’ experience in stocks, options and futures, developed and fine-tuned his strategies while facing every imaginable market environment. He...

Twitter shares have upside to $52: Rosenblatt Securities

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) shares have upside to $52 that translates to about a 45% increase in the stock price, says Barton Crockett. He’s a Senior Research Analyst at Rosenblatt Securities. Twitter ha...

‘I just wake up and cry’: Voyager and Celsius bankruptcies have destroyed some crypto investors’ confidence in centralized platforms

Yotsy Ruiz recently bought his first ever crypto hardware wallet — a Nano X from Ledger. He is transferring all his crypto holdings that he can still move to the small physical device which looks like...

Cathie Wood’s ARK Buys 1 Million Unity Software Shares After IronSource Acquisition

Text size An attendee plays a game at the Unity Technologies booth at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest purchased more than 1 millio...

12 Battered Stocks That Could Be the Next Amazon

Text size Vehicle maker Rivian is one of the companies with battered share prices that is worth a look. Courtesy Rivian The 2022 bear market has popped a few bubbles. But it’s also created bargain sto...

Opinion: ‘Quality’ companies are getting stronger yet their shares are down in this selloff. This is how to find the bargains.

If you’re a long-term investor, this year’s selloff is good news because it offers a great chance to pick up quality companies at a discount. But wait a second. If a company is “high quality,” why wou...

Celsius Engaged in an Unregistered Securities Offering, Alleged Vermont’s Financial Regulator

Another US state just launched an investigation into the firm. The US state of Vermont’s Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) has leveled serious allegations against the troubled crypto lender. Ve...

Class action law firm starts investigating Solana Labs over potential securities violations

While the cryptocurrency market is still trying to reel from the bearish crisis affecting it in recent weeks, another blow is on the horizon in the form of legal proceedings against one of its major p...

The Next Amazon? 12 Battered Stocks That Are Worth a Look.

Text size Vehicle maker Rivian is one of the companies with battered share prices that is worth a look. Courtesy Rivian The 2022 tech-wreck bear market has popped a few bubbles. But it’s also created ...

We have 25 years until retirement and are saving 25% of our income — are we doing it right? And are we saving too much?

My wife, 33, and I, 40, have our own 403(b)s, Roth accounts (maxing their contributions this year for the first time) and pensions as part of our retirement plan.  My wife contributes 14% of her pay t...

Broadcom loses top software exec in the middle of VMware deal to head combined Citrix-Tibco company

Broadcom Inc.’s head of software Tom Krause is leaving the company in the middle of a $61 billion software acquisition he helped bring about, which analysts called “a surprise” and “not the greatest o...

What big Wall Street banks say about where the S&P 500 will end 2022

The stock market has steadied at midyear, but after a historically ugly six months that saw the S&P 500 enter bear territory, big Wall Street banks offer diverging views on where equities are like...

Will Coinbase go bankrupt? Crypto CEO says there is ‘no risk of bankruptcy’

““We have no risk of bankruptcy.”” That’s a quote from Brian Armstrong, chief executive and co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase COIN, -10.63%. In a series of tweets on May 10, Arms...

‘Good deals for the bold:’ How the rest of 2022 might play out for hopeful homebuyers

This is reprinted by permission from .  The first half of 2022 was a catastrophe for home buyers. Skyrocketing mortgage rates and home prices made homeownership unaffordable for millions of renters. A...

Big Banks Report Earnings This Week. Here’s What Wall Street is Watching.

Text size CEO Brian Moynihan says Bank of America is always prepared for a recession because it has no choice but to be ready, Davis Turner/Getty Images The big banks start to report their earnings th...

International Organization of Securities Commissions publishes crypto roadmap for 2023

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published its framework to govern the sector in the next few years by addressing the lack of cryptocurrency regulations. The framew...

Crypto Rout Deflates Some Web3 Startups Buoyed by Push Into Digital Tokens

The cryptocurrency rout has spread to startups that offer users digital tokens, pushing down digital asset prices and driving away hordes of users. The startups—part of what has been called Web3—allow...

These money and investing tips can help you hit the market’s curveballs

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 These dividend stocks are reco...

Will earnings season trigger another leg lower for the Dow? Investors hunt for recession clues

Stock-market investors just can’t get off the merry-go-round this summer. A stronger-than-expected U.S. June jobs report on Friday calmed fears that the economy might have already slipped into recessi...

UK FCA Appoints Hong Kong’s Securities Boss to Lead

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced Ashley Alder as its new Chair, with the scheduled projection for his term to commence in January 2023. Alder will take over from in...

Miami’s Gold Rush: Finance Firms and Crypto Move In, Bringing Strains

From his new office in Miami Beach, real-estate investor Barry Sternlicht is only steps from the ocean. His waterfront mansion is just a short drive away. Cold winters and state income taxes are a thi...