My wife and I have been married 30 years and we’ve always split everything — but she inherited $55,000 and intends to keep it all. Is that unfair?
For 28 years, Mark and Lisa lived by a simple rule: split everything down the middle. They have prided themselves on financial equality, including during the years Lisa stayed home to raise their children while Mark worked full time. Now that they’re retired, they both have modest personal accounts with “mad money” to spend freely […]
There’s a curious boom of New York City rental buildings with exactly 99 units — why that may be bad news for the city’s housing plans
New York City renters have one number on their minds right now: zero. That’s how much the leading mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani, has promised to raise the rent by for rent-stabilized tenants. But while everyone else is debating the proposed rent freeze, New York City developers have another magic number on their minds: 99. Under […]
Grant Cardone says ‘America should have the wealthiest middle class in the world’ — how you can grow your wealth no matter which rung you fall on
This article adheres to strict editorial standards. Some or all links may be monetized. The top 1% of earners in America hold more wealth than the entire middle class combined. Grant Cardone believes it’s time to change that. In December, Cardone posted, “America should have the wealthiest middle class in the world, bar none!” Expanding […]
When grief meets taxes: The $660,000 mistake you don’t want your family to make
Ashley Galea never imagined that losing both parents in the same year would bring not just grief, but also a six-figure tax bill that swallowed nearly all of their retirement savings. “It made me more angry than anything,” Galea told CTV News. “We lost both our parents inside 11 months and (the Canada Revenue Agency) […]
Trump’s executive order might bring private equity, crypto & real estate to your 401(k) — but will that be a boon or spell doom for your nest egg?
On August 7, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the U.S. Department of Labor to revisit guidance on including alternative investments — such as private equity, real estate, and cryptocurrency — in retirement plans like 401(k)s and 403(b)s. The order calls for clarification on how plan fiduciaries can legally include these assets, including […]
Warren Buffett once said you only have to do ‘very few things right’ in life — 3 investing mistakes that can put your retirement at serious risk
This article adheres to strict editorial standards. Some or all links may be monetized. After nearly seven decades of experience, investing legend Warren Buffett has accumulated more than $142 billion in personal wealth — and the Oracle of Omaha believes much of his success is based on his ability to avoid losing money. Buffett has […]
I’m 23 and Social Security is saying I owe them $14,000 in ‘overpayments’ — but I’ve never claimed benefits. How did this happen and what do I do now?
Social Security is a safety net for many, but it can also be misused — and when that happens, the Social Security Administration can require you to repay benefits. But what happens if you never applied for benefits, but SSA claims you owe for overpaid benefits anyway? Imagine you’re 23 and recently created a My […]
Walmart’s chief people officer reveals the 1 type of person she steers clear of when hiring — and the 1 trait that could boost your employability
Finding a job in the U.S. is getting tougher. In fact, in July, the country added just 73,000 jobs, which suggests the labor market is weakening substantially. Not only that, but data for May and June was also revised downward, with the estimated 144,000 net job gain in May revised down to just 19,000 jobs […]
Americans are losing confidence in their ability to become wealthy — except for this 1 group. Here’s how they’re managing to buck the trend
American adults are losing confidence in their ability to build wealth — with the exception of one group — a new LendingTree survey [1] has found. Optimism about becoming wealthy declined across every demographic — gender, generation, parental status and income level — surveyed since 2023 [2]. Overall, just 38% of respondents who don’t consider […]
The US now has more unemployed workers than job openings for the 1st time since April 2021 — why this single ‘turning point’ signals trouble ahead
The U.S. economy, already plagued by tariff uncertainty and inflation concerns, received a “jolt” of bad news just days after Labor Day. For the first time since the pandemic era, the monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary (JOLTS) showed that unemployment outpaced the number of available job openings. Here’s why that spells trouble. Must […]