'He ended up homeless and penniless': My uncle conned my father into signing over their mother's house. What can I do?
'His brother went to the prison where my dad was incarcerated and had him sign over the house' My dad's grandfather left him a house when he was 2 years old.
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'He's 70 and fairly wealthy': I met the love of my life three years ago. How do I politely ask that he include me in his will?
I'll get right to it. I met the love of my life and we are now in an almost three-year relationship. He's 70 and fairly wealthy. I'm 77 and independent, but not wealthy. I own my own home, as does he.
How soon can you file your 2024 income-tax return? Here's your 2025 tax-season road map.
Stay tuned, because the IRS hasn't announced when it will start accepting 2024 income-tax returns. It's a good guess that date's coming soon. Last year, the IRS started accepting tax returns on Jan.
China's economy still hasn't fully emerged from the pandemic as a new year dawns
While the World Bank revised its forecast for 2024 growth to 4.9% from 4.8%, analysts at research firm Rhodium Group wrote this week that expansion has likely been much lower for the year, putting the ...
My grandfather co-signed my cousin's student loan. After my grandfather died, my cousin skipped town. Will the estate have to pay the debt?
'The loan is now in default, and I have no idea where this grandson is' My beloved grandfather tried to help out his grandson by co-signing the grandson's student loan from the Massachusetts ...
100% stocks for retirement? A new study says dump the 60/40 portfolio and target-date funds.
On average, the optimal portfolio, which is rebalanced monthly, produces 50% more retirement wealth than a balanced fund and 39% more than a TDF. And this extra wealth translates into higher ...
Surgeon general wants cancer warnings for alcohol. Is there any amount that's safe to drink?
In an advisory issued Friday, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recommended that labels on alcoholic beverages be updated to include a warning about the risk of cancer associated with alcohol consumption - ...
I'm the executor of my 90-year-old aunt's estate. A neighbor threatened me and wants to buy her house. What should I do?
2. When it comes to this "friend," I am concerned that there is a trick waiting for me. In hindsight, he's been overly helpful with repairs to her house although the items in my mind are de minimis, ...
The real-estate holdings of 5 of the world's -2-
The offering is said to include a 4,500-square-foot main house, a 1,700-square-foot guesthouse, and a 700-square-foot pool. The holding encompasses seven parcels of land and a fish pond with a private ...
The real-estate holdings of 5 of the world's richest men
Musk, 53, who is also the CEO of SpaceX and since 2022 has owned the social-media platform X, has held the title of richest person in the world for some time now, having first earned the "honor" back ...
China has cost the U.S. millions of jobs. Trump will change that - not necessarily for the better.
Imports from China to the U.S. have cost Americans millions of manufacturing jobs. But building a trade wall around America - as President-elect Donald Trump proposes - will hurt American consumers ...