At what stage should I reduce or stop paying for my term life insurance? I am a 51-year-old married man and pay about $200 per month for a $1.5 million policy offered by a private professional group.

On the one hand, President Donald Trump and administration officials have been touting that this Thanksgiving will be considerably more affordable than in previous years. They've pointed to how ...

I need to pay for an expense of about $10,000. I have the money available, both in a high-yield savings account (short-term return of 3.5%) and in investments (index fund with a long-term return of 7% ...

Berkshire Hathaway BRK.A reported a few changes in its 13F equity investment portfolio for the third quarter, including ...

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Regardless, one way to arrive at your FIRE number is by multiplying your annual expenses by 25, as you've already done. This calculation uses the 4% rule, according to CPA Practice Advisor, which is ...

A low rate of layoffs is critical for the ongoing U.S. economic expansion, now in its fifth year. The unemployment rate, which stood at 4.3% before the shutdown, is still extremely low by historical ...

I'm going to give my daughter my house. I could either just give it to her directly, or give her the cash and have her buy it from me. I'll need to file the gift tax form in either case, and I'm not ...

Most people put off any sort of end-of-life planning, and that leaves family members scrambling to make decisions in a crisis.

My husband passed away in June 2025. I was unaware that he had several IRAs (worth a few thousand dollars). When I found the paperwork, I discovered that his son was named as the beneficiary. I ...

In recent days, several Federal Reserve officials signaled a more cautious tone about a December interest-rate cut, shifting the odds of another cut this year to roughly a coin toss, from closer to 94 ...

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