My father passed away several years ago. My parent’s home has long been paid for and my mother probably has roughly $120,000 in liquid assets (bank accounts, CDs and a retirement account). My sister and I are the only children, and our names are on the deed as second life…
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Why you can count on the Dow making changes in February
Investors can count on the Dow Jones Industrial Average changing its members next month, for the first time in nearly four years, for several reasons. The question is, who’s out and who’s in? How and when the keepers of the Dow DJIA choose the stocks they add and those they…
‘There’s no such thing as a good layoff’: Why the firing process is so problematic
At the same time, dismissed employees talk increasingly on social media about how companies could have handled things differently. “I still was given zero notice,” one woman said of her situation on TikTok. “They questioned my character,” another woman complained. Arguably, the most prominent example is Brittany C. Pietsch, who…
I want to blow the whistle on my former employer’s ‘shady practices,’ but I signed an NDA. Can I break it?
I didn’t realize what I was signing at the time, as those documents were buried among a bunch of other paperwork. I left the company because they lied to me about bonuses and how the pay was structured, as well as about their code of ethics. It turns out I’m…
‘I didn’t see how this could happen’: My brother drained $200K from my mother’s savings
I read and hear so much about adult siblings who always got along, but suddenly start fighting among themselves when they are about to inherit their parents’ estate. I didn’t see how this could happen to my family — until now. We’re not at that point, but things are getting…
I don’t want to leave my financially irresponsible daughter my house. Is that unreasonable?
I am at my wit’s end and hope someone can recommend ways to help my daughter’s unwillingness to manage her money. When I am gone her chances are slim to none. I am a senior citizen and I’ve had cancer four times in the last three years, so I don’t…
Birkenstock is going public: 5 things to know about the iconic German sandal maker’s IPO designs
The iconic German sandal and clog maker Birkenstock, beloved of free spirits and pragmatists alike, is going public with plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday under the ticker symbol “BIRK.” The company is pricing its IPO at $46 a share, for a valuation of around…
‘COVID isn’t done with us’: So why have so many people started rolling the dice?
Hersh Shefrin, a mild-mannered behavioral economist at Santa Clara University, still wears a mask when he goes out in public. In fact, he wears two masks: an N95 medical-grade mask, and another surgical mask on top. “I’m in a vulnerable group. I still believe in masking,” Shefrin, 75, told MarketWatch.…
‘Is my husband the cheapest man in America?’ We only eat out on our anniversary, and I don’t even have an engagement ring.
My husband never goes out, and he only reluctantly takes holidays — except if we stay in a cabin in the mountains, and even then he doesn’t see why we should be paying for our mortgage and paying to rent somewhere else too. He has never bought me a single…
‘She needs the money for care’: My 103-year-old grandmother’s adviser bought 5 bank stocks. She lost $300,000. Can I sue?
I am the trustee/executor for my 103-year-old grandmother. She is alive and mostly doing fine. Lately, she has been allowing me access to her finances so there are no surprises when she dies. I just reviewed her investment-account statements and found that her adviser bought hundreds of thousands of dollars’…