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Here's how much money Shedeur Sanders lost out on by falling to the fifth round of the NFL draft
College football player Shedeur Sanders, son of NFL legend Deion Sanders -was once projected to go as high as No. 1 overall in this week's NFL draft. In a surprise during the first round on Thursday, ...
'I survived a head-on car wreck': I'm on Medicaid, but inheriting $290K. How do I protect it from the 5-year look-back rule?
About 30 years ago, I survived a head-on car wreck. It was not my fault. I was put on 100% disability and I have not worked since. Now, at age 68, I got a job offer to work three days a week ...
'I'm literally afraid to look at my balance': I have $300K in a 2025 target-date fund. Is there a chance it will recover?
The bulk of my money, around $300,000, is in a Fidelity account invested in a target-date retirement fund pegged to 2025. I'm about two years out from when I had hoped to retire completely. I have two ...
'An argument ensued': My mother entrusted my inheritance to her second husband. That's when it all went horribly wrong.
Months before my mother transitioned, she told me there was a substantial inheritance coming to me and my sons. She highlighted a few things that she wanted me to do for my kids, etc. She never said ...
'I'm very cynical': My stepmother, 85, makes bizarre requests for money from my father's $10M trust. Should I be concerned?
My father left a life estate for my 85-year-old stepmother. The current market value is about $10 million. He used a crappy lawyer to set up a very boilerplate trust agreement and, because the ...
Where Trump's tariffs and economic promises stand as he nears 100 days in office
About 52% of Americans don't approve of Trump's performance as president, while 46% do, according to a RealClearPolitics average of job-approval polls. That's a shift from late January, or shortly ...
Why airlines were already raising baggage fees even before travel demand started dropping
It's getting more and more expensive to check a bag when you fly.
'I don't have $800.' A look at the heart-wrenching decisions pet owners face as vet care has gotten so expensive.
Of those owners, 71% said they couldn't afford the care or they didn't believe it was worth the cost. And these pet owners didn't necessarily have limited means, according to the survey. Gallup noted ...
College decision day is coming. How to decide which school you can afford in this crazy economy.
Thorn's son is trying to choose between two schools that are about $20,000 a year apart in price. The more expensive one is a perfect fit, where there will be an opportunity to run track and enjoy the ...
'I am suspicious': My father died, leaving me $250,000. My brother says it's all gone. What can I do?
'My brother and I are named as co-executors in his will' ...
The NYSE's most famous trader says it's a great time for traders and shares how to play the volatility
Tuchman also tracks exponential moving averages, rather than simple moving averages, to smooth out noise from volatility. Moving averages show the overarching direction the price is trending in; the ...
It's time to buy tech stocks: 4 ways to find winners while the market is down
But buying tech stocks now comes with a disclaimer, which is that investors must consider two macroeconomic risks. In the near term, trade wars could directly impact companies reliant on hardware ...