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The Moneyist: I took care of my late mother for 8 years. Am I obliged to tell my sisters she made me co-owner of a substantial bank account?
This daughter writes: ‘My conscience is getting the better of me, and I would like to be transparent about being the joint owner of this savings...
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The Moneyist: ‘There’s a good chance I’ll get early-onset Alzheimer’s.’ How do I divide my estate between my girlfriend and daughter? Do I ask them first?
This letter writer asks: ‘Is it wrong to leave funds passed down from generation to generation solely for my daughter, and leave other funds to my...
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The Moneyist: I asked my fiancée, 30, to sign a prenup due to her spending. She refused. Would it be wrong to secretly put my assets in a trust?
This man writes, ‘I love her dearly, but I am really concerned.’
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The Technical Indicator: Charting a decisive 2021 breakout: U.S. benchmarks clear 20-day volatility bands
Technically speaking, the major U.S. benchmarks have asserted a near-term holding pattern, pulling in modestly from all-time highs. Still, the...
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The No. 1 job in America that pays $100,000 a year — it’s not in Silicon Valley
The annual ‘best jobs’ rankings are based on salary, openings, work-life balance, and stress level.
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Outside the Box: Why fear-based investing is a terrible strategy
Pessimistic voices just ramp up the anxiety
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The Moneyist: My mother’s husband died. Her savings are dwindling, yet she pays my sister’s bills. Should I intervene?
‘I’ve been able to reduce her bills by canceling things she doesn’t use, and negotiating for discounts for her cell phone and TV.’...
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The Moneyist: My son inherited money after his father was killed in an accident. A woman has come forward with another legal heir. Are we obliged to give him money?
‘After exhausting all efforts, and suing me personally she is left with no legal avenues. She has now asked if the two can have a relationship.’...
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Mutual Funds Weekly: These money and investing tips can help your portfolio stand up to the market’s shakes and shifts
These money and investing stories were popular with MarketWatch readers over the past week.
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Coronavirus Update: More than 4,000 lives lost to COVID in U.S. in a single day, exceeding death toll from 9/11 attacks
The U.S. set yet another record for the number of fatalities from the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 and recorded the highest number of new...