Do I have a right to my late father's multimillion-dollar real-estate empire? My mom claims they're mired in debt.

I'm writing because I feel really bad for my best friend. (1.) Here is her question in brief: "Do I have a right to my late father's real-estate portfolio? My mom claims they're heavily mortgaged, and ...

'I'm desperately trying to do right by everyone': I'm giving my son $250K and my daughter 50% of a property. Is that fair?

Instead of giving my son a portion of some rental property I own 50/50 with my daughter, I promised to give him $250,000 instead as an inheritance before I die. The reason was simple: my son had no ...

U.S. stock futures flat as investors await Fed meeting - and likely rate cut

U.S. stock futures were little changed Sunday, as investors anticipated another interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve later this week. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM00) , S&P 500 futures ...

I tried to donate my crypto to charity. Here's what I learned.

Despite the paperwork, donating appreciated crypto remains one of the most tax-efficient moves for investors sitting on unrealized gains. You avoid paying capital-gains tax on the appreciation, and ...

Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: Fed Expected to Cut Interest Rates

Investors will also pay close attention to the Fed's new rate forecasts as they look to gauge how fast and how far interest rates will fall next year. U.S. money markets currently price in two to ...

Brookfield, GIC Agree $4.5 Billion Deal for Australia's National Storage — Update

Brookfield and GIC will pay 2.86 Australian dollars, or US$1.90, in cash for each of National Storage's ASX-listed securities. The stock closed at A$2.26 the day before National Storage announced the ...

What does Netflix's offer to buy HBO Max mean for you?

Netflix executives floated the idea of bundling Netflix and HBO Max together in an investor call Friday morning, highlighting the strong overlap between HBO Max subscribers and Netflix subscribers.

The Fed's biggest decision this week could have nothing to do with interest rates

That's important because the Fed has been vocal about wanting to avoid a repeat of the 2019 repo crisis. A rates strategy team at BofA Global on Friday said they expect the Fed next week to announce ...

The Fed meeting this week will determine if investors get new all-time highs or coal for Christmas

But before Santa Claus comes to town, there's a market-moving event that could determine whether investors will get new all-time highs or coal for Christmas. That event is the Federal Reserve's policy ...
Opinion

Why a Lack of Fear Around Private Credit Won’t Protect Investors From Risk

Why institutional investors’ retreat from private equity should signal caution, and what financial history can tell us about the dangers of unrealistic return expectations in increasing frothy private ...

'I am increasingly resentful': My husband of 10 years has $1 million and cars worth $200K. Why won't he give me money?

I've been married to my second husband for 10 years. I have always contributed to the household bills, plus I pay all my own medical bills and car maintenance on my dented 12-year-old car. I have very ...