I spend my time and money caring for my aging mother — yet she gave my brother $100,000. Should I pull back?
“My mother started having more trouble getting around. First a knee replacement, then a fall.”
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8% mortgage rates are ‘not an impossibility’ as the 30-year fixed rate surges
With the 10-year Treasury up sharply and the outlook for the U.S. economy looking unclear, some say 8% mortgage rates are back on the table.
It’s no secret that Social Security and Medicare are on the ropes. Here’s what to do instead of panicking.
With midterm elections around the corner, voters are voicing concern about the future of these programs as rising costs imperil household finances
Social Security stopped our checks due to a hacked bank account. We’re relying on our church for help. What can we do?
“We are relying on our church for our current needs.”
Here are 3 alternatives for investors looking to dodge the bond-market beatdown
U.S. stocks have kept chugging higher this year, but bonds haven’t been able to shake off a five-year slump. That has sent some investors interested in a diversified portfolio searching for alternatives.
A new bill in Congress would lower the retirement age to 60. See who would qualify.
A new bill calling for lowering Social Security’s full retirement age from 67 to 60 for workers in physically demanding jobs could put additional strain on the trust fund that backs the system and create a two-tiered system among workers, retirement...
‘We made a bad, bad decision’: I learned the hard way how to manage my aging father’s money
“When my father died, his trust was the Bible.”
Do this one thing to help prevent your parents from being scammed
“I felt like I was talking to a robot,” said one adviser about a client who was ensnared in a romance scam.
Maersk’s TradeLens demise likely a death knell for blockchain consortiums
While blockchain consortiums may struggle, enhanced blockchain-as-a-service offerings still have a future. The impending shutdown of one of the largest digital shipping tracking ledgers is likely a ...
Ethereum falls below $2,700 as longs get flushed: Can $2,626 save the rally
Ethereum (ETH) fell by more than 3% to below $2,700 on Thursday as cryptocurrency traders took profits following the market’s recent advance. The pullback came after ETH encountered resistance around ...
Ethereum vs. Chainlink: Which Will Benefit More From Tokenization?
Ethereum and Chainlink both sell the tokenization trend, but ETH is down in 2026 while LINK has risen 7%. Who stands to gain ...
Show HN: How long do I need to work at my salary before I can coast, or retire?
I made a financial planning tool in a couple hours that can model various stages of life and potentially guide job searching and work timelines.
Show HN: Trader News – Hacker News for Finance
Hacker News helps me stay in touch with the world of technology without putting in extensive web browsing work, and I love it for that reason. I am interested in financial markets and wanted a “Hacker News for finance”, but Googling produced surprisi...
IBM opens beta Swift ledger link for 24/7 tokenized deposits
IBM’s beta link lets banks instruct tokenized deposit transfers on Swift’s ledger using existing payment messages and compliance processes.
Oracle’s stock is falling as investors fear a data-center setback
A recent report noted that Oracle is looking to protect itself from paying some expenses if a high-profile data-center project gets delayed.
My wife wants to buy her late mother’s home, but her siblings won’t let her. Should I get involved?
“Having just lost a parent and having no backing from the siblings, my wife did not feel she should contest the decision.”
Solana Foundation hires ex-Binance CMO and payments exec as new partnerships expand
Rachel Conlan will oversee institutional partnerships and ecosystem growth, while Jamal Raees will focus on stablecoins and tokenized deposits, following a wave of new partnerships.
Three reasons to stick with stocks despite rising yields, according to Barclays
Strategists at the bank recommend exposure to U.S. technology, media, telecommunications and industrial stocks.
With the stock market ‘priced for perfection,’ the S&P 500 is in danger of a 20% slump next year
Clocktower’s Eric Wallerstein believes stocks are headed for trouble next year, and safety-seeking investors could drive gold to $6,000 an ounce.
Record-breaking diesel prices are poised to hit grocery bills — and your Thanksgiving turkey
Rising diesel prices have been a “silent killer” for Americans’ wallets — but they could get louder soon, as prices for the fuel continue to shatter records.