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‘This will be an expensive trip’: I’ve been invited to a destination wedding in New Orleans. I live in L.A. Is it tacky to ask the bride if I can bring a plus-one?
Dear Quentin, One of my closest friends from high school is getting married in New Orleans in December. We are…
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Managers should let employees work from home or risk losing — and not attracting — top money-making talent
As the stock market contracts and the tech industry likely faces a downturn and belt-tightening, there’s some predictable chatter that…
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$14,150 in taxes on a $632,208 home outside Austin: Property taxes are soaring in Texas
Texas is once again witnessing the largest population growth in the nation as people increasingly migrate to what they see…
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Tour de France winner will burn the equivalent of 210 Big Macs in 24 days
Imagine you begin pedaling from the start of Stage 12 of this year’s Tour de France. Your very first task would be to…
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From working life to FIRE life in 3 steps: Follow the ‘Cashing Out’ couple’s road map to early retirement
A couple of months ago, our five-year-old son was relieved to find out that he could have two best friends.…
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Sell Exxon Mobil and other energy stocks before these headwinds hit prices once again
Energy stocks have been the star investment this year. Now it’s time to sell them and electrify your portfolio before…
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I’m a recent widow. I’m building a house on my son’s and daughter-in-law’s land. Do I have legal ownership? What if they decide to sell, divorce, or die before me?
Dear MarketWatch, My son and daughter-in-law just moved into their new home, which is on a one-acre lot. They want…
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These 10 stocks in the S&P 500 lost $4.2 trillion of investors’ money during the first half of 2022
The first half of 2022 is over, and good riddance for investors: The S&P 500 Index declined 20.6%. Below are…
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Weekend reads: What’s ahead for the stock market after that brutal first half of 2022
The first half of 2022 marked a big change for investors and consumers, as inflation reared its ugly head. It…
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‘My mom says she was already after him at my grandmother’s funeral’: My grandfather married a 2nd time before dying. Do I have any right to an inheritance?
Dear Quentin, My paternal grandmother died when I was 5 years old. Her husband, my grandfather, remarried a woman a…
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