Help Me Retire: I have a seven-figure nest…

Hello! I recently had a conversation with a colleague about retirement and was told I’m saving too much! My wife and I are both 57 and have been aggressive savers ever since my brother, an…

The Moneyist: My friends shame me for being…

Dear Moneyist, I have an old group of friends I’ve been close with for more than 15 years. Two years ago, I graduated from college after struggling to get my undergraduate degree in computer science…

Major markets in Asia Pacific jump as much…

A man looks at an electronic quotation board displaying stock prices of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on May 26, 2020.KAZUHIRO NOGI | AFP via Getty ImagesMajor markets in Asia Pacific have bounced back strongly…

How much legal immunity do social media companies…

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday aimed at stripping legal protections available for social media companies in the US. Trump uses Twitter regularly to announce policies, make statements against rivals and…

The average American is much better off now…

JUST how bad have the past four decades been for ordinary Americans? One much-cited figure suggests they have been pretty bad. The Census Bureau estimates that for the median household, halfway along the distribution, income…