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So your company offered you a buyout. Should you take it? Here's what to know.
This is a common move for companies, which may offer employees - particularly long-term, higher-paid workers - a buyout ...
Americans spend $10 billion more on Mother's Day than Father's Day. What's going on?
That's according to data from the National Retail Federation - specifically, its tracking of spending on Father's Day, which is Sunday, and Mother's Day, in May. This year, Americans are expected to ...
Opinion
Three reasons that bitcoin in your 401(k) is still a terrible idea
Bitcoin in a 401 (k) is a terrible idea. Participants don't understand the product, it's a speculative and volatile investment, straying from traditional investments is unlikely to enhance returns, ...
Many of us come to estate planning too late. Here's what finally pushed me to do it.
You would think that more people would have moments in their lives like this and take care of essential to-do items - but what usually happens is that you have a fleeting, terrorizing thought like I ...
My friend asked me to join in a political protest. I'm worried about my job. Is it OK to say no?
A good friend made politically charged posters using AI and wants me to spread them on my social media. She works for herself in communications and is a very successful and vocal activist in her own ...
This Father's Day, financial pros are sharing their dads' best investing tips and money habits
Whether they model frugality, manage debt responsibly, invest with discipline or do the opposite, their behavior affects us through adulthood. And even if Dad wasn't always a great role model, a ...
Ties are back as a fashion statement - and just in time for Father's Day
It may seem improbable, but ties are suddenly trendy again, according to many a style expert. Granted, no one is expecting the fashion accessory to enjoy the same degree of popularity it did decades ...
ChatGPT outage shows just how many people are using AI at work
ChatGPT had 400 million weekly active users as of February, OpenAI's COO Brad Lightcap said earlier this year. Compare that ...
My mother-in-law thought the world's richest man needed Apple gift cards. How on Earth could she fall for this scam?
Her siblings are all shocked that she would believe this' We just found out that my 75-year-old mother-in-law is a victim of an online scammer. Her cognition is clearly impaired. She has several ...
My friend wants me to join in a political protest. I'm worried about my job. Am I a coward if I say no?
A good friend made politically-charged posters using AI and wants me to spread them on my social media. She works for herself in communications and is a very successful and vocal activist in her own ...
'I'm 68 and my 401(k) has dwindled to $82,000': My husband committed financial infidelity and has $50,000 in credit-card debt. What now?
Without going into details of my spouse's financial infidelity, I would like your opinion. Here is the bottom line. I'm 68 and my 401 (k) has dwindled to $82,000. I have $3,000 in gold and Social ...