Dear Moneyist, I’ve been living with the same man for close to 27 years. Of course, our relationship was good in the beginning. Most are. However, he has always had an inability to handle money. Our home has always been in my name, usually because of his poor credit. I’ve always had to…
Gorgeous beaches, warm weather and no state income tax. These are just some of the perks of retiring in Florida, which is the best state to retire in, according to personal finance site WalletHub, which ranked states on metrics like affordability, quality of life and health care. Other research also ranks Florida highly as a…
The monetary forces that have helped feed the bull market are so strong that scores of stocks have risen significantly over the past year even as the companies themselves have been losing money. A list of some of the best performers among the money losers is below. In a Wall Street Journal article, James Mackintosh…
Dear Moneyist, I have what I hope is a simple question. My stepmom and father gave me $16,000 from their joint savings days before my dad passed away. She said it was a gift. Now that he has passed, she wants the money back. I paid $2,000 for the funeral. Also see: I discovered through…
Finland was No. 1 out of 156 countries on the 2019 “World Happiness Report,” followed by Denmark, Norway, Iceland, the Netherlands and Switzerland. The U.S. trailed at No. 19. The top countries ranked highly on all the main factors found to support happiness: caring, freedom, generosity, honesty, health, income and good governance. Finland was…
Want to improve your investment results? The deadly sins below are not only among the most serious financial transgressions, but also they’re among the most common. I firmly believe that, if you eradicate these 12 sins from your financial life, you’ll have a better-performing portfolio. 1. Pride: Thinking you can beat the market by picking…
The Sussexes have the all-clear to move to North America — and experts say they’re wise to choose Canada over the U.S. Prince Harry’s grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, the head of state of the Commonwealth and effectively CEO of the family business, gave him and his wife, Meghan Markle, her public blessing on their likely…
Mortgage rates edged up slightly over the last week amid continued uncertainty about the state of global affairs. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.65% during the week ending Jan. 16, up a single basis point from the previous week when rates dropped amid growing tensions between the U.S. and Iran, Freddie Mac …
Dear Moneyist, My mother died about 15 years ago and the only asset she had was her home. I was living there at the time, and had taken out a loan on the home with her knowledge. I married and moved out, and my son and his family eventually moved in and made…
Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for William Hill Race & Sports Bar New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says the state’s top earners should be paying more in taxes. It could become more taxing for the highly compensated to live in New Jersey, if the state’s governor has it his way. Gov. Phil Murphy…