How yours and mine become ours: managing the finances of blended families

How yours and mine become ours: managing the finances of blended families

Published: October 30, 2023 at 7:20 a.m. ET Managing family finances is one of the leading causes of divorce. If nuclear families can’t agree on money matters, is it really surprising that a blended family often faces even more challenges? Additional outside forces, such as ex-spouses, as well as prejudice and heightened emotions brought into …

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The stock market may ignore this “bad news” as gains begin

The stock market may ignore this "bad news" as gains begin

Published: October 23, 2023 at 14:32 ET BlackRock strategists aren’t holding their breath for U.S. companies to finally turn positive in the third quarter. While many investors had hoped that the S&P 500 SPX would finally break its streak of negative quarters and post slightly positive earnings growth in the third quarter, a team of …

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My cousin is about to retire at 55. In the meantime, my last financial advisor told me to pay off my mortgage, which was not good advice. How can I get on the right track?

My cousin is about to retire at 55.  In the meantime, my last financial advisor told me to pay off my mortgage, which was not good advice.  How can I get on the right track?

Question: My cousin recently informed me that he has been working with a financial planner for years and will be retiring at 55. I live in the UK. Is it advisable to hire a financial planner in the UK or have advisors in the US work with international clients? When we sought financial advice 2 …

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