I wrote to you in 2023 about wanting to retire to the Philippines with my wife. I'm now writing to you for advice a second time. I'm 51, still married, 25 years now, and still residing in Maryland. My ...

'I inherited $240K. Do I pay off my $258K mortgage and downsize my house and job?' ...

When he becomes a GS-13 I can contribute less to his expenses. This allows him to contribute fully to his Thrift Savings Plan with Roth contributions. We have saved $6.5 million in 401 (k), IRAs and ...

That is, you can bet on how many hot dogs Chestnut will eat versus other competitors, including Patrick Bertoletti, last year's winner. You can also wager on whether this year's winner will set a new ...

The NIKKEI 225 Index is down 339.91 points or 0.85% this week to 39810.88 --Largest one-week point and percentage decline since the week ending May 23, 2025 --Today it is up 24.98 points or 0.06% ...

If you can keep working while looking after your health, do it. You get 100% of your Social Security benefit at full retirement age, which is 67 for anyone born in 1960 or after, and you receive a ...

The U.S. arm of Japanese investment firm Orix has agreed to acquire 70% of Hilco and commit $1 billion to its new lending business focusing on private credit, sources say. Apollo-Backed Athora Buys ...

Crude futures settled lower. The market was restrained by the widely held view that OPEC+ will agree to bring back another 411,000 barrels a day in August. U.S. natural gas futures fell going into the ...

The bitcoin community was buzzing on Friday after two massive bitcoin wallets were activated after 14 years of silence, to the tune of more than $2 billion in potential profit.

Fed officials have cited solid labor-market readings to justify a wait-and-see stance. The jobs report showed manufacturers are pausing hiring amid tariff uncertainty, while unemployment fell partly ...

A match made in fast-food heaven ended this week, after high hopes and promising early results from Krispy Kreme's deal to sell doughnuts in McDonald's restaurants. Oil drillers win access to public ...

Yes, U.S. financial markets, including the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq and bond markets, will be closed. Regular trading will resume on Monday, July 7. Will banks be closed on the Fourth of July?