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These contracts provide a clear framework for asset management and protection and are especially useful if you get married later in life.

Think of Prenups and Postnups as Financial Planning Tools

We're not saying you shouldn't spend it on a new car, but there are some considerations to guard against lifestyle creep and to help ensure a comfy retirement.

Congratulations on Your Raise: Three Things to Do With It

A good financial adviser will focus on how your financial planning and investment strategy align with your lifestyle and aspirations.

How to Get Your Money's Worth From Your Financial Adviser

Navigate the tax downsides so you can better reap the benefits of your vacation home investment.

Avoid These Tax Surprises When Selling a Vacation Home

A retirement portfolio should balance growth and income. You need both.

Why Your Investments Must Change as You Age — and How to Do It

The new year is a popular time to set financial goals, but now is the ideal time to check how you're doing. Four tweaks could make a big difference.

Check Off These Four Financial Tasks to Finish 2024 Strong

Here are some strategies for utilizing whole life or indexed universal life policies to convert your traditional IRA to a Roth with LTC protection.

A Roth Conversion Alternative That Addresses Long-Term Care

An experienced startup investor shares advice on how to become a business angel and whether it’s worthwhile.

Interested in Investing in Startups? What to Know

Did the global Microsoft outage disrupt your travel plans? Here's how to get reimbursed if your flight was canceled or delayed.

Tech Outage: How to Get Reimbursed if Your Flight Was Canceled or Delayed

Estate planning for millionaires and high-net-worth families is complex. Set up your team, paperwork and tax plan.

Estate Planning for Millionaires

A software issue at CrowdStrike had some impacts in the finance world.

How the Tech Outage Impacted Banks and Finances

There's a time and a place for taking on risky investments. Don't even consider speculative bets before you've built a strong financial foundation.

Three Rules for When You Want to Make a Risky Investment

Tactical investors may want to keep an eye on these sports-related stocks as the countdown to the Paris Olympics begins.

Paris Olympics: 5 Sports-Related Stocks Going for Gold

Can your children or other loved ones be trusted to have unfettered control over substantial assets and cash?

Does Your Estate Plan Protect Your Loved Ones From Themselves?

Learning what not to do can put you on a better path to success.

10 Big Mistakes These Financial Experts Recommend Avoiding

You may have never heard of restricted stock units, but they can be worth big money. You can't afford to overlook them when negotiating a divorce settlement.

RSUs: In Divorce, They're Easy to Hide (or Misunderstand)

If you missed out on Amazon Prime Day, no worries. There are dozens of "too-good-to-miss" Post-Prime Day deals to cash in on, from Moen, Keurig, Apple, Ninja, Levis and more.

After Amazon Prime Day: The 25 Best Deals Still Going On

Goldman Sachs and Apple were two of the worst-performing blue chip stocks on Thursday.

Stock Market Today: Dow Sinks 533 Points as Big Banks, Mega Caps Slump

A proposal to make housing more affordable would involve rent control caps and significant tax changes.

Biden Targets Landlord Tax Breaks and Rent Hikes in New Housing Plan

Instead of taxing unrealized gains, the government really ought to rein in its spending.

Unrealized Gains Should Not Be Taxed

Your retirement plan isn't complete unless you have figured out how to lessen the impact of taxes on your nest egg. Here's where to start.

Retirees: Want to Keep Your Money? Make a Tax Plan

You could see some high returns, and if you stash dividend stocks in a taxable account, you can minimize the taxes you pay on them.

Dividend Stocks Can Boost Your Retirement Income Stream

Amazon Prime Day Southwest deal lets Prime members get discounted fares from Southwest Airlines for Amazon Prime Day.

Amazon Prime Day Southwest Deal: 30% Off Domestic Flights

You don't need to spend big to save big with Amazon Prime Day. Here is a selection of the best deals under $50.

Amazon Prime Day: Best Deals Under $50

Amazon is Wall Street's top Dow stock and it's cheap, analysts say.

Why Amazon Stock Is the Biggest Bargain on Amazon Prime Day

The potential for more curbs on tech sales to China set off a rotation into blue chips.

Stock Market Today: Semis Get Slammed and Blue Chips Bounce

Want to save money on your energy bills? Amazon Prime Day is prime time to get great deals on energy efficient devices and appliances.

Save Money on Your Energy Bills with These Amazon Prime Day Deals

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UnitedHealth Group stock is higher Tuesday after the insurance giant beat expectations for its second quarter. Here's what you need to know.

Is UnitedHealth Group Stock a Buy After Earnings?

Morgan Stanley stock moved into positive territory Tuesday as investors parse the investment banking firm's second-quarter earnings report.

Morgan Stanley Stock Swings Higher After Impressive Earnings