When you buy a new car, you may wonder if the warranty covers all the things that aren't covered. After all, most warranties don't cover any of the following: brake pads and rotors, batteries, windshield…
Op-ed: Here’s a smart tax-planning strategy for bitcoin…
Sawitree Pamee / EyeEm | EyeEm | Getty Images The recent ascent of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has enriched early investors with returns more akin to the lottery than your typical bread-and-butter investment. After all,…
Mutual Funds Weekly: These money and investing tips…
Don’t miss these top money and investing features: These money and investing stories, popular with MarketWatch readers over the past week, can give you a better understanding of bitcoin and other cyrptocurrency, and help you…
Bidding wars, lack of houses and desperate buyers:…
After looking at more than 50 houses and writing 17 offers, Taryn and Antonio Orellana recently closed on a house in Lakewood, Calif.Source: Taryn OrellanaWhen pandemic life began to feel too tight inside the one-bedroom…
The latest batch of $1,400 stimulus checks are…
Getty ImagesA fourth batch of more than 25 million $ 1,400 stimulus payments has been sent, and this time Social Security beneficiaries received most of the money.The IRS announced on Wednesday that new stimulus checks…
Biden tax plan may lead to more Roth…
Win McNamee | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesTaxes on retirement savings are inevitable — it's really a question of now or later.President Joe Biden's tax plan may make it better to pay Uncle Sam…
Futures little changed after S&P 500 hits fresh…
U.S. stock futures were muted in early morning trading on Friday after the S&P 500 notched a fresh record in the regular session.Dow futures rose just 16 points. S&P 500 futures hovered above the flatline…
There are some snags in free COBRA health…
HRAUNLinda, a lawyer from California who was laid off from her job in January, is like millions of others in the pandemic who are living without health insurance.But she discovered that the government would fully…
NBFIs face renewed asset quality risks amid second…
Non-banking finance companies face renewed asset quality and liquidity risks amid a second wave of COVID-19, Fitch Ratings said on Thursday. These challenges are likely to increase if recent restrictions to contain the pandemic are…