With the incoming Trump administration just weeks away from starting, private-equity firms are poised to lobby in Washington for broader access to retirement plans, including 401 (k) plans. But such ...

Craig Cheney travels the country making people mad.

That's the conclusion of a contrarian analysis of current U.S. market-timer sentiment. Though the average market timer heading into December was irrationally exuberant, equity exposure was ...

Not only do income annuities squeeze more monthly income out of your savings than any comparable product, but new research shows that when we are retired we are much more comfortable spending an extra ...

Many couples are setting financially focused New Year's resolutions with hopeful optimism: save more, spend less, and finally get that debt under control. Yet research shows that 23% of them will quit ...

Financials: The financials sector should benefit from reduced regulatory pressure and positive leverage to rising interest rates. Banks, for example, directly benefit from higher interest rates as ...

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.

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.

The current system in the U.S. doesn't allow enough regular, legal immigrants to settle, creating worker shortages including in high-tech. The system is overly biased toward family reunification, ...

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 ...

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

We have two cars but the one with the best mileage is used every day. We also have a high-mileage truck, which is used to tow our travel trailer a few months a year. So I'm considering downsizing to ...