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Weston: What Millennials get wrong about Social Security

August 24, 2019, 6:00am Business

Few issues unite millennials like the future of Social Security. Overwhelmingly, they’re convinced it doesn’t have one. Read story

Singletary: What does it mean to ‘max out’ your retirement plan?

August 23, 2019, 6:02am Business

If there is an upside to the concern of a coming recession, it’s that people get more interested in understanding their personal finances. Read story

Singletary: Young folks, don’t let the markets get you down

August 21, 2019, 6:02am Business

I was stunned. Read story

Brunell: Drones plant trees on burned lands

August 20, 2019, 6:02am Business

While drones are coming of age in firefighting, they are also establishing a foothold in restoring fire-scorched forests. Read story

Helaine: Battle between daughters could alter inheritance

August 18, 2019, 6:00am Business

Dear Helaine: I am a senior widow and have been working with my advisers to leave everything equally in my will. However, I was shocked to learn recently that my younger daughter and her husband told my older daughter’s ex-husband that my older daughter was getting money from me. The… Read story

Weston: Will you be a scam artist’s next target?

August 17, 2019, 6:06am Business

Believing that fraud can’t happen to us — because we’re too smart, logical or informed — may make us more vulnerable. Successful scam artists skillfully overcome our defenses and get us into emotional states that override logical thinking, says Kathy Stokes, AARP’s director of fraud prevention programs. Read story

Singletary: You invite, you pay still key rule of etiquette

August 16, 2019, 6:05am Business

As you get older, there is the tendency to start sentences with, “Back in my day …” Read story

Singletary: Withholding tool will help you pay right tax amount

August 14, 2019, 6:05am Business

This year’s tax season was one of angst and anger. Read story

Brunell: Battery-operated locomotives are coming

August 13, 2019, 6:02am Business

More battery-operated cars and trucks are making their way on to streets and highways, so why not trains? That may not be too far off if BNSF Railway tests are successful. Read story

Life & Money with Helaine: Helping aging parents about more than money

August 11, 2019, 6:00am Business

Dear Helaine: My brother and I are trying to figure out how to support my dad and my stepmom, who only have a small income from Social Security. Her daughter and grandchild live with them, but my stepsister doesn’t have much money, either. She’s barely earning minimum wage. Read story