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Saturday, July 25
- I want to transfer $17,000 in credit-card debt. Why did Wells Fargo offer me only a $4,000 credit limit?
“I asked why the limit was so low, but they couldn’t give me an explanation.”
Friday, July 24
- ‘It’s nothing personal’: Should I tell my 96-year-old stepmother that I don’t want her inheritance?
“I would likely be the one responsible for dealing with the house.”
- ‘We are not romantically involved’: I’m marrying my platonic best friend of 20 years. Should I leave him my home?
“I own my home outright, have no children or other dependents.”
- Would you take $65,000 today, or flip a coin for a chance to win $1.3 million?
Your answer to this viral poll question probably says a lot about the state of your finances.
- I will definitely claim Social Security early. Why do so few people talk about the elephant in the room?
“The strongest argument for claiming benefits earlier goes beyond the traditional break-even analyses.”
- I am a 63-year-old semiretired physician. If I saved $2 million for retirement, should my Social Security become optional?
“At that point, they arguably no longer need the government’s retirement safety net.”
- Pay raises keep shrinking. Here’s how much smaller they’ll be next year.
One solution is getting a different job — but that’s not so simple.
- These 16 states are offering tax-free shopping days as back-to-school costs soar to over $800 per student
As inflation continues to squeeze household budgets, parents and students are on a mission to find back-to-school bargains.
- FDA advisers say six popular peptides can be compounded. Here are the issues they considered.
A group of experts, some of whom work in the peptide industry, said the Food and Drug Administration should allow six peptides to be compounded, in a
- I’m 38, lost my job, and have to move back in with my parents. What did I do wrong?
My emergency fund is running out — I thought I did everything right
- The world is facing its largest oil shock ever. Here is why prices are not higher.
Oil prices aren’t yet near the level economists had said would put the global economy in jeopardy of a recession.
- Don’t rush to save Social Security, AARP tells Congress: ‘It should be debated openly — not through an accelerated process’
The Promise Act would curtail proper debate, the senior-focused organization said.
- Before you ask AI to invest your life savings, you need to understand its hidden biases
Bots can build a portfolio in seconds — but wait until you see where their financial advice fails.
- ‘I’m still confused’: I sold $80,000 in shares on June 30, so why didn’t I receive my dividend?
“To my surprise, the proceeds from the sale were credited to my money-market settlement fund.”
- The stock market is completely unprepared for a 6% yield on the 30-year Treasury
Long-bond spike would crush stock gains and deepen bond-fund losses.
- The bond market hasn’t been this calm since the dot-com bust and the financial crisis. History warns of a rude awakening.
Junk-bond spreads are near the lows reached before the financial crisis of 2007-09. Here’s how to hedge before the market wakes up.
- This energy company sidestepped Iran war challenges by pushing into data centers
SLB has looked beyond the Middle East, capitalizing on revenue opportunities in other regions and in the AI market.
- Why Intel, Micron and other major chip stocks are falling — even as the rest of tech holds up
There isn’t one “smoking gun” catalyst — but investors could be reacting to Chinese memory developments, Korean stock-market weakness and Intel’s inab
- Can AI-powered ETFs beat the stock market?
“So far, AI isn’t poised to steal portfolio managers’ jobs.”
- Farmers are already set for a $55 billion payday — why does Washington want to give them more?
Lawmakers fuel the national debt crisis with an $11 billion farm bailout nobody needs.
- Your retirement math may have a surprising flaw
Stress-test your retirement plan against late-life healthcare and housing shocks.
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