For many Americans, Social Security benefits are the bedrock of retirement income. Maximizing that stream of income is critical to funding your retirement dreams. The rules for claiming benefits can be complex, and recent changes to Social Security rules created...
The International Monetary Fund has predicted that inflation in Venezuela will hit 720% this year. That might be an optimistic assessment, according to some local economic analysts, who expect the rate to reach as high as 1,200%. A sharp drop...
Researchers cite less desired to settle down, declining employment among young men. For the first time in the modern era, young adults are more likely to live with their parents than with a spouse or partner, according to a new...
How do you solve a problem such as insurance? Do you have a minute to talk about your death? It isn't easy to sell life insurance. Investing in a mutual fund, you feel like you’re saving money. Purchasing insurance, you feel...
Palo Alto homes of more than $5 million taking longer to sell Fewer Chinese buyers, stock-market turmoil fuel the decline A custom-built home in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley had its price cut by $500,000 last week after sitting on the...
Still reeling from revelations that forced the resignation of its founder and chief executive, Lending Club said on Monday that it had received a subpoena from the Justice Department. The company, which serves as an online matchmaker between small-business borrowers...
A slew of housing data reports in the last week painted a hazy picture of the overall national market. But one clear message emerges from the fog: The West is showing some cracks. Pending home sales increased for the second...
In May of last year, Renaud Laplanche, the head of a fast-growing fintech company that had five months earlier listed on the New York Stock Exchange at a valuation of almost $9 billion, hosted a gaggle of clients and journalists...
Puerto Rico is dialing 9-1-1 for any help it can get. The island was unable to make a $422 million debt payment due Monday. It's another alarm bell of how bad the situation is getting on the island. Governor Alejandro...
Whether Craig Steven Wright is the creator of bitcoin that he claims to be, a potentially more important mystery remains: Where is the substantial pile of the initial digital currency he is believed to own and does the inventor plan...
The short answer is nowhere, assuming that by safe you mean an investment that will provide the return you seek without subjecting your principal to the possibility of loss. Indeed, it's safe to say you won't find any investment today...
Retirement is a major accomplishment. But you also have to decide what to do next. While the newfound freedom is exhilarating, many people don't know what to do with themselves in retirement. In many ways, retirement is like starting a...
The IRS slapped Americans with an additional $34 billion in levies last year. It depends, in part, on how rich you are. Uh-oh. You messed something up on your tax return. What now? Audits alone found an additional $25 billion in taxes owed...
Corporate borrowing costs are jumping from lowest since 2007 China firms canceled $9.6 billion of bond sales in April The unprecedented boom in China’s $3 trillion corporate bond market is starting to unravel. Spooked by a fresh wave of defaults...
A Stimulus for the Rest of Us Do we all have our neck braces on? The first quarter of 2016 was intense, to say the least. We started the year with a drop in the markets not seen since the...
