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What has Trump done to save Social Security? Sadly, nothing.

Later, President Trump talked about purging the system of Social Security accounts supposedly aged over 120 years, or even over 160. But this issue has already been beaten to death. Technologies have ...

3 ways to make sure the 'great wealth transfer' enriches your family

Too many families treat wealth disclosure like a surprise party: grand reveal, stunned heirs - then silence. Thiegs argues for the opposite: start early, keep it simple and maintain transparency. -- ...

My wife and I are in our 50s and have $11 million. We're not leaving it to our kids. Is that wrong?

A super-duper first-world problem incoming. My spouse and I ( 51 and 59) have a household net worth of around $11 million, which includes oversized college funds for our two teenagers. We have retired ...

'She has no immediate family': Will my mother receive the contents of my aunt's safe-deposit box after she dies?

"Safe-deposit boxes often have restricted access after the owner's death," says the AARP. "When the person passes away, the box is typically sealed until the probate process begins. That can result in ...

'I've been kept in poverty': Do I take a $70K job at 74 and lose my Section 8 housing allowance?

By Quentin Fottrell 'After the age of 50, I really only had sporadic contract work and I had to sell my house' "My savings ran out because of the periods of unemployment or undere ...

Here's what it's like to invest in private equity - and why you don't want it in your 401(k)

It's not just about risk and fees, but about knowing how much you have and having access to your money when you need it . Having private-equity investments in yo ...

How safe are cruise-ship water slides? A recent incident on a Royal Caribbean sailing begs the question.

According to reports and a statement from Royal Caribbean (RCL), the passenger did not fall through the hole, but was nevertheless injured when a piece of acrylic glass broke off from the slide. Icon ...

If you're feeling FOMO, envy and greed about record stock prices, you're not alone. That's how market bubbles form.

Some stock-market contrarians reassuringly say that investors' current concern that the S&P 500 SPX, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA and the Nasdaq COMP are all forming a frothy U.S. market ...

'I'm confused!' Why does President Trump want a rate cut so badly?

Here's a letter from a weary Moneyist reader in the aftermath of the latest inflation data: "I'm confused! Inflation numbers are up and the stock market is also up, supposedly because Wall Street ...

Turning stocks and bonds into crypto-style trades won't be happening soon. Here's why.

At the moment, even when assets are tokenized, the actual clearing and settlement still happen off the blockchain. In most cases, that means the blockchain record is essentially just a duplicate of ...

The rich already know how private equity mints money - and it's not from a 401(k)

It is a big deal - opening part of America's $12.4 trillion defined-contribution market to private-asset managers. The largest private-equity firms and other asset managers are salivating at the ...