"Retirement is not a math problem," Benz told MarketWatch. "People might be surprised to see a book from me that is half nonfinancial - maybe not even half. But I feel like people are overly focused ...

Dear Wife No. 4, First, you won't be left completely at a loss, but you do need to tie up a few loose ends before you can breathe a sigh of relief. The rules vary for spouses versus divorced spouses, ...

In a boon for EV buyers and a setback for EV sellers, used-electric-vehicle values are down 25% in the past year, with the biggest drops for the used Tesla (TSLA) Model 3 (down 24.8% over the past ...

There was the scenic cab ride from the airport that cost a mere $10. And the festive meal in a salon-like setting, replete with a lively three-piece band, that ran $60.

For the IBD and MarketWatch list of the Most Trusted Financial Companies in 2024, we asked more than 7,000 survey participants for their opinion of the financial soundness of the financial companies ...

Immigrants are not costing Social Security any money. They are not costing Medicare any money. That is true of immigrants with legal status in the U.S. - but it is also true of people who entered the ...

These losses have been particularly acute in recent years, helping to burnish September's fearsome reputation. The S&P 500 fell nearly 5% in September 2023 and more than 9% in September 2022, ...

With mortgage rates dropping to their lowest level since 2022 as the Federal Reserve begins a series of interest-rate cuts, homeowners with higher-rate mortgages are finally getting the chance to trim ...

If you want to add some diversification to your 401 (k), IRA or other retirement portfolio, take a look right now at natural-resource stocks. That means stocks of oil and gas producers, and those that ...

In 2025, everyone enrolled in Part D will have their annual out-of-pocket drug costs capped at $2,000. In future years, that cap will rise in step with the rate of change in Part D costs.

While the stock market isn't the economy, uncertainty about whether the U.S. could slide into a slowdown isn't going away soon for investors, according to Lerner, who thinks the market looks ripe for ...

But passing up the opportunity to size up changes in your current coverage and compare your plan options could be particularly perilous this year, given all the benefit changes afoot, experts say.