My stepmother inherited 100% of my father's estate. She's leaving everything to her two kids. Is that fair?
Millions of people never receive one red cent from their parents - because their parents simply didn't have anything left to give, or they chose not to - and those people still do very well in life.
'It's been a scary ride': My family has $800K in stocks. We lost 2 years of market gains in a few weeks. Do we sell - or buy?
"Uncertainty is the driver around the market's recent selloff," says Rob Haworth, senior investment strategy director for U.S. Bank Asset Management. The recent market rout can be traced to President ...
They lost their federal jobs and now can't get jobless benefits: 'You're left watching your bank account slowly bleed'
It's been more than a month since he filed for jobless benefits after resigning from a position in the Biden administration in January. The benefits haven't started yet. Frederick has supplied ...
My husband has dementia and will need care. Will Medicaid go after my money if I use it to pay off our mortgage?
Mortgage payments are not part of the five-year look-back rule.
Why America is obsessed with eggs
America is obsessed with egg prices, but do we really know why they're so important? Here's a taster: one 52-gram egg contains 74 kilocalories, 5.2 grams in fat (only 1.7 grams of which are saturated) ...
They lost their federal jobs and now can't get -2-
"Unemployment insurance wasn't just set up to be a benefit for a person that loses a job - it comes on the heels of the Great Depression," Evermore said. "The idea was [that] a rising tide lifts all ...
Apple now faces a problem far bigger than tariffs or weak iPhone sales
After Apple Inc. recently delayed advanced Siri features, analysts mused that the new timeline could have some impact on iPhone sales. After all, customers may hold out on upgrades until the new ...
If I have a Social Security problem, am I out of luck now that staff and services are being cut?
"A lot of people assume Social Security gets the numbers right, but I've seen way too many miscalculations to ever recommend just paying what they say," noted Carroll. He said that people have three ...
'He claims to be a nihilist': I told my friend to sell his Tesla shares. He stopped speaking to me. Is that normal?
I have or had a friend who owned two Teslas, and had his entire stock in Tesla. He is a Democrat and he claims to be a nihilist. I don't see how one can identify as a nihilist and also try to save the ...
'In their last days, our parents changed their will': They left me $250,000, but gave my sister $1 million. What should I do?
By Quentin Fottrell 'How many people maintain a relationship with their siblings after their parents died?' Dear Quentin, A show of hands please: How many readers of this column m ...
'This woman destroyed my heart and soul': After my wife died, her mother turned on me - and presented me with a secret will
The will was dated on the first day my wife came home from a seven-day stay at the hospital; she didn't even know her own name for five of them, as they diagnosed her with two massive tumors in her ...
The S&P 500 correction shows why risk tolerance matters. These strategies can get investors back on track.
Stocks have been tumbling lately as investors try to anticipate the impacts of President Donald Trump's tariffs and new economic policies. The S&P 500 SPX closed in correction territory this week for ...