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I told my bank to fund a backdoor IRA, but my adviser left the money in the wrong account. Should I sue?
Related: 'I got seriously burned': My financial adviser took me for lunch, bought my kids gifts - and had me invest $500,000 in annuities. What should I do? Both you and the adviser are culpable.
I'm 65 and a widow with 5 children. Should I split my $1.1 million nest egg between them while I'm still alive?
I'm a widow. My husband died suddenly in a car accident about five years ago, so we didn't have time to evaluate our wills. I'm 65. I had my children very young - my first son at 16, the second son at ...
Pope Leo XIV's election: Pope Francis, like Warren Buffett, mastered the art of succession
Thursday's news may have come as a surprise even to those who devotedly follow Catholic Church politics: Pope Francis elevated the Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, 69, to ...
'I'm flabbergasted': My friend wants to borrow $5,800 to save his home from foreclosure. What should I do?
OK, I'm flabbergasted. I have a friend who just asked me for $5,800 because he's in arrears on his mortgage and they're planning on doing a sheriff sale. So I was thinking about loaning him the money, ...
Suze Orman says retirees should have a 5-year 'just-in-case' fund. Is this true?
A while back, I had people coming unglued on me when I suggested retirees should have three to five years of savings in a money-market fund or CDs. Suze Orman said a "just-in-case" fund should not be ...
My husband and I spend more money on our daughter and her family than on my single son. Do we compensate him?
'I want to be as fair as possible and avoid any potential resentment down the line' ...
I pay $4,000 a month for rent in Manhattan. Should I be paying for a mortgage instead?
I currently live in Manhattan, I'm in my mid-20s, and I'm considering buying an apartment instead of renting. My current rent is around $4,000 a month and my parents help me out. I have the following ...
Brace for Mother's Day brunch to be more expensive this year as inflation and tariffs drive up prices
Thank inflation, which is still leading many dining spots to raise menu prices. The most recent government statistics show that eating away from home costs 3.8% more than it did a year ago. That's ...
Why going to Disney's Abu Dhabi theme park may actually be cheaper than visiting Disney World in Orlando
Disney's parks outside the U.S. are often a bargain compared with its American ones Could a Disney vacation in Abu Dhabi be a bargain compared with the American equivalent? Travelers may think of the ...
Multimillionaires might face higher taxes under Trump. Here are the money moves they could make now to trim their tax bill.
As President Donald Trump has unveiled wide-ranging tariffs since taking office in January, the money saver's playbook has become clear: Move fast on big-ticket purchases before tariffs made them ...
I hear horror stories about people waiting to get their first Social Security check. Should I rush my application?
So you should plan for the worst and hope for the best. That means you need to make sure you build up a cash reserve while you wait for your first payment. All of the money you are owed will arrive ...
30 AI stocks that could surge up to 73% - and are loved by a bullish tech analyst
Wedbush Securities senior equity analyst Daniel Ives, known for his vocal and bullish stance on tech stocks, has referred to AI as "the biggest tech transformation in over 40 years." He estimates that ...