I’m 35 and sunk $95,000 into the S&P 500 in February — then lost $15,000 in the sell-off. My financial advisor wants me to ride it out, but how long should I have to wait?
Mark was nervous about taking the leap and investing in the stock market. As a 35-year-old health-care worker, he’d never had time to learn about the market — but with a lot of money sitting in the bank, he felt it was time to get some professional help and start making his money work for […]
This former minimum-wage worker retired at 39 with a $3.5M nest egg — now he’s an American expat living on $185K/year in Dubai. Here’s how he achieved freedom so early (and how you can too)
We adhere to strict standards of editorial integrity to help you make decisions with confidence. Some or all links contained within this article are paid links. Jamal Robinson didn’t come from money. He started at the bottom, working as a church janitor at 14 before landing a minimum-wage job at Taco Bell, working long shifts […]
‘Denied. Denied. Denied’: This Florida woman’s insurer didn’t pay a $150K bill for ‘medically necessary’ surgery — after telling her they would. Here’s how the provider’s story changed
After undergoing a medically necessary surgery on her colon, Madeline Rogers of Zephyrhills, northeast of Tampa, was shocked to discover that she was stuck with a $150,000 bill due to a denied insurance claim. Don’t miss I’m 49 years old and have nothing saved for retirement — what should I do? Don’t panic. Here are […]
Job hopping was a quick path to a better salary just a few years ago — but could send your career off a cliff today. Here’s what changed
Changing jobs can feel like the fastest route to better pay and a fresh start. For many, this was true during the “Great Resignation” of 2021. According to the Society for Human Resources Management, that year a staggering 47.8 million workers (or 4 million a month) left their jobs in search of higher wages or […]
A banker was hospitalized with pancreatic failure after being forced to work 110-hour workweeks, and he’s not the only one who got sick. Here’s the US firm behind it and why it could backfire
Wall Street’s notoriously brutal work culture isn’t just causing sleepless nights, it’s costing lives. Junior employees at Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated — a major investment bank based in Milwaukee — were compelled to work roughly 110 hours a week, resulting in at least two hospitalizations, according to a recent report by the Wall […]
Scammers are getting creative in this 1 new tactic to swindle car sellers — and their ‘pushy’ approach is leaving some paying hundreds out of pocket even when they don’t fall for it
When you think of used car scams, your mind probably goes to dishonest sellers rolling back the odometer or otherwise trying to trick hapless buyers into purchasing a lemon. One new scam takes a different twist, though: sellers being scammed by buyers — and not in the usual way, like with fake cashier’s checks or […]
Fraudsters are using a $20 ‘distraction’ scam to steal thousands of dollars from victims — nearly $5,000 drained from 1 LA teacher’s bank account. Here’s how the ‘huge violation’ went down
It’s not every day a stranger insists on handing you a $20 bill you didn’t drop. But for Sarah — whose last name has been withheld, as reported by Fox LA — that’s exactly what happened on an ordinary Wednesday afternoon at a Ralphs grocery store in Van Nuys. "He came much closer to me […]
Mark Cuban said this will be the ‘No. 1 housing affordability issue’ for Americans — and predicts Florida will have ‘huge problems.’ How you can protect yourself in 2025
We adhere to strict standards of editorial integrity to help you make decisions with confidence. Some or all links contained within this article are paid links. There’s passionate debate about how to solve America’s ongoing housing crisis, much of which revolves around mortgage rates, zoning issues, immigration and construction. However, billionaire entrepreneur and investor Mark […]
My 71-year-old father lost ‘every cent’ of his 6-figure 401(k) and savings — all because he trusted the wrong person online, and fell for an online scam. Can he dig himself out of this hole?
Americans lose billions of dollars every year to fraud, many of them are older. Imagine a 71-year-old retiree who falls for an online scam and loses every cent of his entire 401(k) and savings.The magnitude of this loss would put his entire financial future at risk. Don’t miss I’m 49 years old and have nothing […]
Do you rely on your monthly Social Security check to get by? Here are 3 simple money moves for US seniors during Trump’s presidency
We adhere to strict standards of editorial integrity to help you make decisions with confidence. Some or all links contained within this article are paid links. Many Americans are heavily reliant — even solely reliant — on their Social Security benefit to get by in retirement. More than half of non-retired Americans (53%) expect to […]
