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I'm a single parent in my 50s. Should I add my adult children, 23 and 29, to my mortgage loan to help me qualify?

"We moved around quite a bit over the last few years and had quite a bit of misfortune." (Photo subjects are models.) ...

I'm 67. My wife, 48, is financially illiterate. How do I teach her to manage our money? After all, I won't be around forever.

Your current allocation is moderately aggressive given your age; less so, given that your wife is still in her 40s. (Photo subjects are models) ...

'It's keeping me up at night': My brother sold his share of the family farm and lost the rest in a divorce. He says I owe him.

My brother, on the other hand, sold most of his share and lost the other through a divorce. Now my brother wants in on my part. He wants a stake in the land and the farm, saying that our dad would ...

Fed governor Cook declared 2nd residence as 'vacation home,' undermining Trump's claims

Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook listens during an open meeting of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve on June 25 in Washington.

My boyfriend, 69, moved in. He refuses to pay more than $1,300 in rent and won't do yard work. What should I do?

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Stock market's relentless rally threatens to turn into a 'melt-up'. What's next.

The S&P 500 SPX is trading around 10% above its 200-day moving average, noted Adam Turnquist, chief technical strategist for LPL Financial. Few individual shares in the index are significantly ...

The AI trade will make or break your stock portfolio. Here's how to win in 2025.

With the "Magnificent Seven" tech names making up over 30% of the market capitalization of the S&P 500, and shares of huge companies like Oracle Corp. (ORCL) rallying 36% in a day on AI catalysts, ...

Why these 18 stocks will likely lead the market between now and December

The 18 stocks that survived this winnowing process are listed below in descending order of recent market valuation. Most are ...

Gold keeps setting records - but its September performance history could be a roadblock

But this theory doesn't hold water. Since 2010, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA has lost an average of 1.0% in September (versus an average gain of 1.0% for the other 11 months). If gold were ...

Always picking up the tab or lending money you don't have? It could be 'financial fawning' - here's how to stop.

For others, a lack of self-worth might lead them to give money away in order to feel connected and valued. Fawners see others' needs as greater than their own, meaning they might regularly pick up the ...

My friend asked me to get them a job at my company, but they're not qualified. What should I say?

"I'd give them a little feedback about what you're going to need to be competitive for this job," West said. "Give them that kind of insider baseball feedback. Once you start doing that with a friend, ...

As jobless claims rise, unemployment benefits aren't keeping up with inflation. Here's what to know.

Data released Thursday showed a pop in initial jobless claims for September, bringing them to their highest level since 2021. But as jobless claims jumped, the size of weekly unemployment benefits ...