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As a nurse, I've seen people use their power of attorney to take advantage of their parents. It would chill you to the bone.

A seemingly trustworthy agent who has been given power of attorney can take many actions that fly under the radar, like siphoning money from the sale of a property or, as you rightly point out, ...

'I learned a hard lesson': My ex-husband gambled away our $900,000 life savings. Do I use my 401(k) to buy a home?

By Quentin Fottrell 'I have about $80,000 in my 401(k) and $10,000 in savings' "I'm a renter and do not own real estate since my divorce." (Photo subject is a model.) Dear Quentin ...

Smart Investor: Tech Stocks to Buy Now, Powell’s Signal on Rates, and Nvidia on Deck

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As a nurse, I've seen people use their power -2-

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'I've struggled in every way': My brother passed away and I'm $28,000 in debt. How do I get out of this mess?

"I recently started working from home, and that's let me cut back on some gas and food costs." (Photo subject is a model.) ...

Do you have a lottery addiction? With the Powerball jackpot now at $700 million, this man's story may be telling.

Osmond, a Connecticut resident, gave up buying lottery tickets more than a decade ago after losing around $1 million on various games, be they scratch-offs or drawings. He told MarketWatch that his ...

Suze Orman reveals her favorite stock right now and the investing mistake that shaped her strategy

Orman also has spotted some stock-market winners. On CNBC's "Fast Money" in late October 2023, she recommended Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon.com (AMZN), Shopify (SHOP) and ...

My stepmother's lawyer called us 'greedy' for fighting for our father's estate. How do I bring this nightmare to an end?

Show me your lawyer - and I'll show you who you are.

Aerospace and defense stocks are hot. These 10 companies are expected to show the fastest sales growth.

Aerospace and defense stocks are hot. These 10 companies are expected to show the fastest sales growth. Various strategies for tracking the aerospace and defense industry have made good money for ...
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Here's how much you'd pay to get Social Security's inflation protection on your own

The growing chorus of those wanting to privatize Social Security should be careful what they wish for. Social Security benefits are the functional equivalent of an inflation-adjusted annuity program ...
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Here's the $863 billion secret Powell, Trump and Bessent aren't telling us about gold and bitcoin

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, at left, President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have something to reveal about gold, but they won't - at least not yet. A newly published ...

Why you can lose a lot of money from Tech's AI splurge

These Big Tech players have all shown significant declines in free cash flow - with negative free cash flow for two of them - as they have spent heavily to develop artificial-intelligence technology.