This year has certainly gotten off to an unexpectedly bumpy start for stock and bond markets, much more so in bonds than in ...

'I stayed in touch with my parents, but always changed the topic when something regarding my sister came up.' She went to the "bank of Mom and Dad" often, especially after Dad passed. It annoyed my ...

'He tells my parents to ignore me when I suggest that it's time to look into senior-living situations' ...

Ultimately, your stepdaughter will have the answer. If she is too modest to tell you what she may want (so you can ascertain the cost), deposit $1,000, $5,000 or $50,000 in her account.

I'm one of many people, I'm sure, who've been blindsided by IRMAA. I'm trying to plan my 2025 income now to minimize my 2027 Medicare charges. I'm filing single. It seems that no one knows what the ...

Insurance companies delay paying some claims, deny other valid claims altogether, and force policy holders to defend themselves in court - all to increase profits.

Yes, a homeowner who takes out a loan to pay for their house has to eventually pay their mortgage back. But there are laws on the books that can give most homeowners time to get back on their feet ...

We are now looking to downsize and move to another home and I'm wondering if we should put the new property in joint names. I would not want to leave her homeless once I pass. I have two children, ...

Grumet became intrigued with FIRE at age 41 in 2014, when he was feeling burned out and unhappy running his concierge practice full tilt. That's when he read the FIRE book, "The White Coat Investor," ...

My oldest brother passed and had no wife or children. My mom was his next of kin and received all his retirement savings and house. She does not want the house, so my siblings and I decided one of us ...

It's a different story in Los Angeles. With L.A. being more housing-starved than Houston, "we should see rents rising anywhere from two to three times the level we saw in Houston," Lybik said. In ...

The U.S. stock market's January gyrations so far tell you next to nothing about how stocks are likely to perform for the rest of the year.