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It’s a situation common to almost any work environment: An employee thinks a boss has made a boneheaded call, and it suddenly leads to an ugly…

For aging parents who were responsible enough to do estate planning, the lawyer who put their will and trust together had them appoint a power of…

The San Francisco 49ers’ Super Bowl dreams evaporated in an overtime heartbreaker against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night, but there’s some cold comfort in…

Recently, one of my readers at Live And Invest Overseas wrote to me to ask whether she should buy property in Greece to qualify for residency…

My cousin “Ann” was 98 years old when she died in New York in April 2020. She did not have children and she was very special…

It is often said that the interest on home mortgages is “front end-loaded”, implying that the way lenders charge interest is both unfair and self-serving –…

My late father was under the impression that he and my stepmother had an irrevocable trust set up. He was wrong. He passed away in September…

Introduction So, Aunt Jane just asked you to be the trustee of her trust. You were flattered and, of course, accepted. But what did you get…

The numbers: Construction of new U.S. homes fell 14.8% in January as home builders scaled back new projects. The pace of construction slowed as builders curtailed…

If you’re in your mid-50s or younger and are interested in retiring but you aren’t on track to save enough for a full retirement, you might…