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Does Elon Musk’s call for a Netflix boycott signal a new front in the culture wars?

Netflix is facing calls of a boycott from Elon Musk over an animated show it aired that featured a transgender character.

Why Nvidia, Broadcom and other high-flying stocks are especially risky now

Momentum stocks in highflying sectors are vulnerable to a downturn, even if the market doesn’t crash.

Stocks and bitcoin are running on fumes and FOMO — but here’s how the market can steer clear of a selloff

Trader Jeffrey Bierman says the market can stabilize if fund managers diversify into unloved, cheap sectors

I’m 80. Is this a good or bad time to dip into my $650K retirement fund to remodel my bathroom?

“The economic and political climate makes me reluctant to do so.”

My former mother-in-law left a $1 million estate. Can I sue my ex-husband for a share of it?

“My mother-in-law did not leave me anything in her will, but she should have.”

My wife and I are in our 40s. We have a $600K mortgage and $500K income. Can we afford a vacation home?

“We plan to work another 20 years and we estimate $3-$4 million in 401(k) savings.”

The last thing the stock market wants right now is a government shutdown. Here’s why.

Stocks are defying their typical weakness in September — but it isn’t October yet

I’m in my 60s and disabled. Should I spend down my assets to qualify for Medicaid?

“I was born in a time when the elderly and disabled were hidden away in back bedrooms and institutions.”

I’m 70 and have Alzheimer’s. My son’s girlfriend put $750 worth of lottery tickets on a credit card I gave him. What can I do?

“I contacted the credit-card company, but was advised they could not reimburse me for the theft.”

The AI hype is starting to fade on Wall Street. Here’s what investors need to know.

It might not seem like much based on the action in markets, but doubts about the durability of the artificial-intelligence trade were having a moment on Wall Street this week.

I inherited $600K in Apple stock. It now makes up 50% of my portfolio. Is that too risky?

“I worry that a downturn in the tech sector, or something Apple-specific, could wipe out half my portfolio.”

Recession seems far off — that’s the good news. Yet the economy is also far from trouble-free.

Enough trouble spots emerged in the U.S. economy to coax the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates last week — but it turns out the news isn’t all that bad.
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