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Home buyers are being left in limbo as the shutdown delays mortgage and insurance applications

Home buyers were already spooked by uncertainty in the job market. Now the shutdown is putting some buyers in limbo.

‘I don’t want to worry about money’: I’m 64 with $400K in savings and $700 in Social Security. Can I retire next year?

“I take in about $2,200 in monthly rent from four properties.”

College financial aid can look more generous than it is. Use this checklist to find out what you’re really getting.

Make sure to fully understand a college award letter before signing it.

Social Security is hurtling towards insolvency. Could these new proposals help save it in time?

Ideas for reform churn up opposition from advocacy groups.

Retiring abroad is touted as a money saver — but it isn’t always cheaper

Taxes, investments, healthcare — everything adds up. Here’s how to plan now to relocate later.

Hotel stays now can easily cost $100 extra, thanks to local ‘bed taxes’

Some locales, like Kyoto and San Diego, are increasing the taxes they levy on visitors.

Growing U.S.-Venezuela tensions, new OPEC+ targets mark a crucial week for oil ahead

Escalating U.S. tensions with Venezuela and an upcoming monthly decision by major oil producers on crude output targets were the focus of traders heading into the weekend.

What’s in the Trump-Xi agreement struck on fentanyl, rare-earths, shipbuilding

The agreement stuck between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea on Thursday includes an agreement to reduce U.S. tariffs put on China overselling a precursor to fentanyl as well as a halt to shipbuilding levies for a year.

I received an inheritance from my father’s estate, but the executor wants me to give it back. What should I do?

“The attorney for my late father stated that all beneficiaries needed to wait 10 months before disbursements from the sale of the home could be released.”

‘Luckily, I did not mix our finances’: My husband is 7 years younger and has dementia. What happens now?

“I have gotten our living expenses as low as I can, and I have dental and healthcare insurance for both of us.”

I’m a veteran, 57, and on disability benefits. How do I persuade my wife, 52, to downsize so we can both retire?

“I am now medically disabled/retired and receive $2,100 a month from Social Security.”

My late husband’s parents left me nothing in their will. Am I wrong to think they are thoughtless?

“I was his complete caregiver for at least 10 of those years while raising our children.”
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