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Smart Investor: 13 Elite Dividend Growers, Top Large-Value Funds and the Latest on Tariffs and the Economy
Lastly, David Harrell, editor of the Morningstar DividendInvestor newsletter, highlights 13 quality stocks with fast-growing ...
Trump's playbook may be tossed, but higher tariffs are here to stay - one way or another
Despite record-high global tariffs, inflation is not rising, at least not yet. The U.S. is getting bumper revenues from tariffs, which the country needs to extend the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and have a ...
How Much Longer Will Consumers Keep Spending?
And so far, the job market is holding in. The unemployment rate has remained steady around 4.2% over the past two months. Job ...
My friend is getting divorced. Her husband kindly said, 'Take the house.' Is there a catch?
After my friend said that perhaps she'll just settle for the house, her husband agreed and moved to file for divorce quickly' I'm writing on behalf of a friend and family member who is going through a ...
My father-in-law has dementia and is moving in with us. Can we invoice him for a caregiver?
My father-in-law lives several hours away from us. He has mid-stage dementia; he is a "sundowner" - as the day progresses, he increasingly forgets where he is and how he got there (he is in his home ...
'The situation is extreme': I'm 65 and leaving my estate to only one grandchild. Can the others contest my will?
Don't leave your estate planning in the hands of your executor.
Here's how Trump could turn Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into cash cows delivering billions to taxpayers
But the administration's recent comments call this approach into question. Any benefits to existing shareholders would come at the expense of the American taxpayer, according to Michael Bright, who ...
Why the government's debt problem is your borrowing problem - but also your opportunity to save
The major worry in the bond market isn't about a default where the government cannot pay its debts, he said. Rather, it's about supply and demand: A larger supply of Treasury debt tends to lead to a ...
Can media company spinoffs of brands like CNN and CNBC be good for investors? Here's what history tells us.
Over the succeeding years, News Corp offloaded its coupon-insert businesses, News America Marketing, as well as its Australian satellite-television company, Foxtel. It has also made headway in ...
'I am getting very frustrated': My mother's adviser has not returned my calls. He manages $1 million. Is this normal?
My elderly mother has just shy of $1 million in various accounts. I am the trustee of this account. I sent the adviser a message six days ago asking him to reach out to me as multiple CDs have matured ...
These 3 corporate tax breaks in the Republican megabill look key for investors
Those are for immediate and 100% tax deductions for qualified equipment purchases; immediate and full deductions for research and development costs; and an expanded deduction for loan-interest ...
Can media company spinoffs of brands like CNN -2-
The cable-TV spinoff being put together by Comcast - which is called Versant and will include USA Network, Syfy, Oxygen, E!, Golf Channel, CNBC and MSNBC - should be well set financially to start.