Finance

Your Flawless Estate Plan Might Be Setting Your Kids Up for Conflict: What to Do

After 43 years advising families through nearly every kind of wealth transfer imaginable, I've noticed something. The families who struggle almost never struggle b...

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10 Cheapest Places to Live in Ohio

If a sweltering summer has you longing for a place with four vibrant, distinct seasons, Ohio may be calling.While many know the Buckeye State for its sprawling far...

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The Allure of a River Cruise

The term cruise ship typically brings to mind a mammoth vessel navigating through the ocean waves. But a growing number of travelers are trying out a different kin...

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Beyond 1776: Four Alternate Road Trips to Celebrate 'America 250' With the Family

Most "America 250" travel guides will point you toward the crowded, cobblestoned streets of Philadelphia or Boston — and while those historic hubs certainly earned...

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Retirement Milestone Ages Most People Miss (And What to Do About Each One)

You might know that certain ages matter in retirement planning: 59½, 62, 65 … these numbers come up in articles, in conversations, in the back of your mind when yo...

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Ranked: The Highest-Earning Athletes Ever

Ranked: The Highest-Earning Athletes Ever Key Takeaways Basketball legend Michael Jordan is the highest-paid athlete in history, with over $4.5 billion in total earnings. Golfers like Tiger ...

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AI was meant to replace software developers. It's creating more instead.

Mike Cannon-Brookes, cofounder and chief executive of Atlassian.Bloomberg/Getty ImagesAtlassian shares surged 35% Friday as AI drives revenue growth and expands software developer roles.AI is expan...

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Create less AI slop and have more fun: 4 McKinsey partners told us what they want from junior consultants

Courtesy of McKinsey & Co; Isabel Fernandez-Pujol/BIBusiness Insider asked four senior partners at McKinsey what they wished their associates would stop doing.Their answers included creating le...

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Forget saving up for retirement. They're saving up for burnout.

Getty Images; Rebecca Zisser/BISome workers are creating "burnout funds" in case they have to step away from work.A burnout fund is a savings pot designed to fund a recovery period.These funds have...

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I'm a credit card point maximizer. I'm spending more than planned, but I believe it will pay off.

Sunny ChanelSunny Chanel is a San Francisco-based freelance writer with a passion for finding good deals.She shares her strategy for credit card point accumulation: strategic purchases based on ava...

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Stocks Hit New Highs as Jobs Data Mutes Rate Hike Talk: Stock Market Today

Investors, traders and speculators pushed interest rates lower and stocks higher after softer-than-expected incoming data suggested there's little if any inflation...

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Fidelity 401(k) change seen on unexpected move

Fidelity Investments lists many 401(k) fund choices from which companies offer their employees to choose, but a new federal lawsuit filed Aug. 4 in the Western District of New York could change tho...

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AI Can Create a Retirement Planning Sweet Spot for Clients and Financial Professionals: Here's Where to Find It

Three decades ago, buying a stock required a phone call to a broker, a sizeable fee and the confidence to act on limited information. Today, a client can analyze t...

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How should Katie invest $30,000 she will need in six months?

Q. We will most likely need to purchase a van in a few months and it will cost us about $30,000. What would be the best way to put that money aside to make some interest before we need to make the...

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Your Minority-Owned Business Is Flourishing, So Why Are Buyers Walking Away From a Sale? A Corporate Attorney Explains

Minority-owned businesses are one of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. economy. The U.S. Census Bureau puts the number at an estimated 1.3 million. And acco...

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How to Pick the Right ETF for Your Financial Goals

At the broadest possible level, every investor shares the same objective: earning a return. Where investors differ, however, is in how much risk they're willing to...

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A professor started pursuing financial independence at 38. A 7-step ladder helped him go from debt to 'lean FI.'

Miguel Marquez teaches French, Spanish, and personal finance at a university in Shenzhen, China.Courtesy of Miguel MarquezMiguel Marquez began pursuing financial independence in his late 30s.He use...

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My husband and I have a monthly money date, and it's the reason we haven't argued about finances in 10 years

The couple has had a monthly money date since they moved in together.Courtesy of Riana Ang-CanningWhen my husband and I moved in together, we started having monthly money dates.We talk about househ...

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Nearing Retirement and Done Being a Landlord? Here Are All of Your 1031 Options

Many 1031 investors — especially those who are nearing retirement — don't understand the full breadth of replacement options available to them. Most of them are in...

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3 Signs Medicare Advantage Might Be the Wrong Choice for You

Signing up for Medicare isn't as clear-cut a process as some might think. That's because enrollees have a big decision to make — stick with original Medicare (Part...

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Our family moved to Japan after 8 years of careful planning — but there are still things I wish we'd done before we left

From staying in residential neighborhoods to building a social network before landing, there are things I wish I had done differently before moving to Japan.Kerri KingI moved my family from New Zea...

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