MarketWatchAmazon Amazon donates $3 million to Virginia homeless group as HQ2 pushes home prices up 17%MarketWatch - By Leslie Albrecht Amazon is donating millions to address homelessness in Northern Virginia, where its new headquarters has already driven up the cost of housing. The …
MarketWatchGardening The clever $15 tool that gardening pros say is a must for your home gardenMarketWatch - By Catey Hill MarketWatch has highlighted these products and services because we think readers will find them useful. We may earn a commission if you buy products …
MarketWatch My father promised me I could buy his home — I took care of him for years, but then he changed his mindMarketWatch - By Quentin Fottrell I have lived in Florida for over 50 years, mostly in the same location. Over 15 years ago, I entered into a verbal agreement with my father. The …
MarketWatchMoney Opinion: These 16 money wasters are why so many Americans can’t save for retirementMarketWatch - By Richard Quinn From the lofty perch of old age, and after a lifetime of thrift, I declare that I am qualified to comment on how not to waste money. We’ve all heard …
MarketWatchSales Opinion: Here’s what smart rich people really do with their nest eggMarketWatch - By Mitch Tuchman Most people think they’re above average in intelligence, relationship status and professional achievement. Social scientists call this “illusory …
MarketWatchKevin O'Leary Kevin O’Leary: This easy math trick helps you crush retirement goalsMarketWatch - By Mitch Tuchman “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary has some simple advice for anyone who finds investing scary: Just do it. Now. “When you’re 21 years old, or 20 or 18 …
MarketWatchPensions Opinion: A 20-step guide to a horrible retirementMarketWatch - By Richard Quinn There’s an abundance of advice on how to plan for retirement. Oh, it’s good advice. But it’s also a bit complicated, often requires discipline and …
MarketWatchSocial Security Opinion: Never mind the Social Security increase, seniors are in trouble — here’s whyMarketWatch - By Paul Brandus You might have heard that Social Security checks are going up 2.8% this year, the biggest rise in seven years. That translates into an average …
MarketWatchPhoenix, AZ Here’s exactly where you should retire — based on what’s important to youMarketWatch - By Silvia Ascarelli and Catey Hill You finally get to choose where you want to live. Not somewhere because of work. Not because of the kids and school. It’s time to retire and pick a …
MarketWatchTrainers These ‘super seniors’ are living longer, healthier livesMarketWatch - By Paul Brandus It’s a simple routine: stretches, sit-ups, push-ups, leg raises. Bending. Stooping. It isn’t overly strenuous, but it gets the blood flowing and …
MarketWatchDementia People spent $1.9 billion last year on apps to keep their brains sharp as they age — here’s what actually worksMarketWatch - By Sarah Toy Sandra Wisham had never heard of cognitive training until her senior center in Coral Gables, Fla., hosted a seminar on aging and invited attendees to …
MarketWatchMillennials Young people blame climate change for their small 401(k) balancesMarketWatch - By Kari Paul Lori Rodriguez, a 27-year-old communications professional in New York City, is not saving for retirement, and it isn’t necessarily because she can’t …
MarketWatchRetirement Forget retirement — focus on financial independenceMarketWatch - By Maria LaMagna One Seattle-area marketing professional told us she has mixed emotions about the word “retirement.” To her, it brings to mind a 70-year-old sitting …
MarketWatchInsurance A new way to pay for the single biggest expense in retirementMarketWatch - By Morey Stettner After surviving cardiac arrest in 2013, Martin Faga left the hospital to begin his recovery at home. It didn’t go smoothly. “It wasn’t clear what care …
MarketWatchSocial Security This hybrid Social Security plan could help more people save enough for retirementMarketWatch - By Alessandra Malito Imagine if Social Security were a hybrid system, with one part funded through payroll taxes and another operating similarly to a 401(k) plan. Along …
MarketWatchAnnuities Opinion: This one investment move can give you lifetime yearly income in retirementMarketWatch - By Michael Edesess The investment business is full of theories and recommendations about how to accumulate wealth. But the field has very little to say about the best …
MarketWatchProfit Former for-profit college students will have $168 million in student debt cancelledMarketWatch - By Jillian Berman More than 18,000 students who attended a now-defunct for-profit college will have $168 million in private loan debt discharged. The loan cancellation …
MarketWatchFacebook Facebook wants to pay you for your data — read this before you sign upMarketWatch - By Meera Jagannathan Facebook FB, +1.57% wants to pay users to fork over their data, but privacy experts say the risks could outweigh the potential financial benefits. The …
MarketWatchRichard Thaler Good news and bad news: Kids born today will probably live to be older than 100 — and they’ll need to pay for itMarketWatch - By Alessandra Malito An American born in 2007 can expect to blow out the candles on her 100th birthday cake — and maybe a few more after that. Life expectancies have been …
MarketWatchSocial Security Assessing the true Social Security crisisMarketWatch - By Mark Hulbert For full access, or Subscribe Now and get 4 weeks free! The arguments in favor of a “yes” answer are widely known, of course. Starting next year, the …
MarketWatchStudent Finance Student loan debt makes 60 feel like the new 30 — and not in a good wayMarketWatch - By Angela Antonelli For full access, or Subscribe Now and get 4 weeks free! As we get older, it becomes increasingly popular to profess being young at heart and say …
MarketWatchCelebrity Weddings How to ensure your child’s big day doesn’t derail your retirementMarketWatch - By Angie O'Leary For full access, or Subscribe Now and get 4 weeks free! A child’s wedding day can be one of a parent’s proudest moments, an occasion to mark with the …
MarketWatchRetirement Americans are not doing well at saving for retirement — and it’s only going to get worseMarketWatch - By Alessandra Malito Many Americans haven’t saved as much money as they need for retirement — and the gap is expected to widen dramatically in the next 30 years. The …
MarketWatchElder Abuse News and analysis for those planning for or living in retirementMarketWatch - By Alessandra Malito For full access, or Subscribe Now and get 4 weeks free! America has the widest retirement savings gap of these developed nations — and it’s only going …
MarketWatchPeanut Butter You can now have your peanut butter as a beerMarketWatch - By Charles Passy The can: Mother Earth Brew Co.’s Sin Tax Imperial Peanut Butter Stout, $12 for a six-pack The back story: For many, peanut butter is a beloved food …
MarketWatchUberEATS Uber says its drone delivery will cost the same as Uber Eats — it’s one of the cheapest delivery apps (for now)MarketWatch - By Jeanette Settembre The ride-hailing giant announced plans to start testing the first-ever food delivery via drone and will roll out the service this summer for a price …
MarketWatchMortgages Mortgage rates are dropping — so why aren’t more people buying homes?MarketWatch - By Jacob Passy Home price appreciation is slowing. Consumer sentiment about the housing market is at a five-year high. To cap it all off, mortgage rates have …
MarketWatchBeyond Meat Weekend roundup: 10 articles to improve your money and your lifeMarketWatch - By Philip van Doorn Here are must-read articles from MarketWatch about investing and consumer-finance topics. Shares of Beyond Meat BYND, +6.10% closed at $142 on June …
MarketWatchUber A 12-year-old’s death put Uber’s age policy in the spotlight — but many parents and teens have no idea it existsMarketWatch - By James Wellemeyer Andrei Stoica, an 18-year-old from Portland, Ore., got banned from the ride-hailing app Lyft his sophomore year of high school. “It was the last day …
