Smart Investor: Top-Performing Dividend Stocks, Are Mega-Sized Stocks a Buy and What to Expect from the Fed

The big event on the horizon is the Federal Reserve meeting that concludes Wednesday afternoon. As Sarah Hansen writes, the ...

'I don't have money to pay for a death certificate': My sister refuses to probate my father's estate. What can I do?

I currently live in upstate New York and I'm not always up to date on my siblings' activities. I don't have money to pay for a death certificate. I contacted a lawyer who was supposedly in charge of ...

'I am increasingly resentful': My husband of 10 years has $1 million and cars worth $200K. Why won't he give me money?

I've been married to my second husband for 10 years. I have always contributed to the household bills, plus I pay all my own medical bills and car maintenance on my dented 12-year-old car. I have very ...

Does my friend have a right to her late father's multimillion-dollar real-estate empire? His widow claims they're mired in debt.

My friend really wanted to keep her father's condo, but her mother sold that too - and it broke her heart' "He owned several rental properties, five houses and two condos." (Photo subject is a model.) ...

Market forecasts are usually wrong - but this inflation-fighting asset sees the future

According to a Bloomberg analysis, the average absolute error in the top-rated firm's forecast of the S&P 500's SPX subsequent-year price change was 10 percentage points between 2000 and 2024. Each of ...

What does Netflix's offer to buy HBO Max mean for you?

Netflix executives floated the idea of bundling Netflix and HBO Max together in an investor call Friday morning, highlighting the strong overlap between HBO Max subscribers and Netflix subscribers.

Netflix Wins Warner Bros. Auction, but at an Exorbitant Price

Warner Bros. shareholders win big, and we anticipate raising our fair value estimate for the stock while lowering our ...

They raced to retire decades early - but soaring health-insurance costs are wrecking their plans

ACA, or Obamacare, plans are a critical option for people who are self-employed, contractors or between jobs. They are also popular among early retirees who lose access to employer-sponsored plans and ...

CDC group no longer recommends hepatitis B shot for newborns. This is what it means.

A CDC committee's decision to change longstanding hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for babies is the latest sign that vaccine skeptics are reshaping policies that aim to prevent the spread of ...

The Fed's biggest decision this week could have nothing to do with interest rates

That's important because the Fed has been vocal about wanting to avoid a repeat of the 2019 repo crisis. A rates strategy team at BofA Global on Friday said they expect the Fed next week to announce ...
Opinion

Americans' affordability crisis isn't tariffs' fault - it's something much, much deeper

Rising prices for food and other basic needs is concerning Americans. Only about 20% of tariff costs show up in consumer prices. So much for the idea that tariffs are driving inflation.

This week's Fed meeting will highlight the central bank's challenge: Preventing a recession while tackling inflation

A sizable minority at the Fed think the central bank should keep its focus on inflation. They note that weekly claims for state unemployment insurance, a sign of layoffs in the economy, have stayed ...