The Trump tax cuts doubled the exclusion before lifetime gift and estate taxes applied. For 2025, the threshold is climbing to $13.99 million per person. Without congressional action, the level would ...

Your retirement portfolio shouldn't be more than 60% invested in stocks, even if you plan to be working for another 30 or 40 years.

I'm 38 and completely broke. I have a bachelor's degree (humanities and social sciences-related) that doesn't bring in more than $45,000 to $50,000 a year. With inflation and the cost of childcare, I ...

My wife is nine years older than I am and makes about 50% less than I do. She will probably retire nearly a decade before I do. Will she be able to get my Social Security spousal benefits? Or will she ...

Airline passengers at times are crammed into buses, often in blistering heat, without air conditioning, having to endure painful wait times, while bored ground staff frolic around, oblivious to the ...

California homeowners are embracing tiny homes in their backyards - a movement that has offered a blueprint for cities across the U.S. that are grappling with a housing shortage.

I handle my dad's finances, which are held in a trust.

I'm single and will be turning 71 in December. My portfolio consists of $2 million in an IRA, $200,000 in a Roth IRA, and about $600,000 in savings. The majority of these funds are held with a major ...

Like many advisers, Daugs encourages clients to designate a "trusted contact" - and to do so before they experience a health issue. Having one or more such contacts on file enables a financial planner ...

Older adults ranging from age 56 to 71 venture into the dating arena in a new Netflix (NFLX) docuseries executive-produced by Michelle Obama that aims to showcase mature dating in a more realistic way ...

Trump proposed cutting the federal food stamp program, eliminating the Medicaid expansion that was passed as part of the ACA, and other programs serving low-income Americans. Republicans are on the ...

The House of Representatives passed a long-awaited bill on Tuesday that, if enacted, would eliminate two laws that bar many public employees from receiving Social Security benefits. The Social ...