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"As I expected to die, I began receiving Social Security at 64." As I expected to die, I began receiving Social Security at 64. This amount is half of what my benefits at full retirement age would ...

AI is crushing these once-reliable tech stocks. Are investors missing the point?

Gartner management conveyed on their November earnings call that AI disruption is "extremely small," and that clients have actually utilized the company to assist with their own AI strategies. Gartner ...

Investors are dumping stock-market winners and buying almost everything else. Why that's a good sign.

The latest Fed rate cut is reigniting a 'rotation trade' out of trendy AI-linked names. It is a sign investors are feeling more confident about the economy. A rotation trade on Wall Street picked up ...

Smart Investor: Dividend Stocks for December, How Divided is the Fed and Nvidia Buyers vs. Sellers

Lastly, Morningstar Dividend Investor newsletter editor David Harrell offers three dividend stocks for the month, two of ...

Regime change in Venezuela could bring boost in oil production - but not as much as you'd think

Wood Mackenzie, a global research and consulting firm, estimates that improvements and investments in Venezuela's infrastructure could lift its oil output to roughly 2 million barrels a day - in one ...

'The stress at my job is getting worse every day': I'm 61, earn $177K, and have a 401(k) with $965K. Do I retire and downsize?

I'm 61, and the stress at my job is getting worse every day as changes are happening rapidly. I can deal with change, but not the underlying "I'm better than you" attitude that comes with it.

My Taiwanese immigrant friend started working in Walmart for minimum wage and retired with $2 million. What was her secret?

Can you work a minimum wage job and retire with $2 million? A gentleman reader asks this question: "We read news about some people making six-figure incomes while living paycheck to paycheck. My ...

'This feels like an opportunity': I'm 55, earn $78,000 and have no kids. My mother gave me $10,000. What should I do?

My mom just gifted me $10,000 and I'm stumped about my next move. I'm 55, female, single, make $78,000 a year and live in Oklahoma. I have no kids. I have $60,000 left on my mortgage (with a 3% rate) ...

'This seems absolutely insane': Our children pay rent on our investment properties. Our lawyer says they should still buy us out.

Our lawyer wants what we understand to be a very standard clause in the trust where all the assets are added up and then split three ways (because we have offspring) and each offspring can use some of ...

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Dow Jones Top Markets Headlines at 7 PM ET: Trump Says He Is Leaning Toward Warsh or Hassett to Lead the Fed | Fresh ... In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, the president said the next Fed ...

Dow Jones Top Company Headlines at 7 PM ET: Trump's OK of AI Chip Sales in China Called 'Dangerous' by Senate Democrats | Wealthfront ...

Dow Jones Top Company Headlines at 7 PM ET: Trump's OK of AI Chip Sales in China Called 'Dangerous' by Senate Democrats | Wealthfront ... Trump's OK of AI Chip Sales in China Called 'Dangerous' by ...

Intel in Talks to Acquire SambaNova in Deal Valued at $1.6 Billion, Bloomberg Reports, Citing Sources

Intel in Talks to Acquire SambaNova in Deal Valued at $1.6 Billion, Bloomberg Reports, Citing Sources --Intel is in advanced talks to acquire SambaNova Systems for about $1.6 billion including debt, ...