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Bitcoin prices are on the rise, notwithstanding a recent bout of weakness, but experts interviewed by MarketWatch caution that although it may feel inevitable, an exchange-traded fund backed by a digital-currency may not be seen as quickly…
I asked my fiancée, 30, to sign a prenup due to her spending. She refused. Would it be wrong to…
Dear Moneyist, I’m a 28-year-old male marrying a 30-year-old woman. I have racked up about $100,000 in student-loan debt by earning two graduate degrees; luckily I obtained a finance job with unlimited earning potential, just…
Affirm reportedly prices IPO well above target to raise $1.2 billion
After a delay, payment-technology company Affirm Holdings Inc. is about to get paid. The company, which lets people purchase goods and pay over time, priced its initial public offering at $49 a share late Tuesday, according to…
Former Ukrainian officials sanctioned by U.S. Treasury over Biden disinformation campaign
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday blacklisted seven men, including several former Ukrainian officials, for allegedly interfering in U.S. elections as agents of Russia’s government by advancing theories about…
‘Prepare to lose all your money’ — regulator’s blunt warning on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
The U.K.’s financial regulator on Monday issued a very blunt warning about the rise of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
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“If consumers…
My son inherited money after his father was killed in an accident. A woman has come forward with…
Dear Moneyist, My ex-boyfriend was killed in an accident. With him being unmarried and my child being his only surviving child, he was awarded a large sum of money in the subsequent lawsuit. As he was 10 at the time, I set up…
I pay my gardener $100 a month. Should I pay him less if he misses a week here and there because of…
Dear Moneyist, I pay my gardener $100 per month. He or one of his employees comes once a week on Mondays, and does a pretty good job. When the weather is rainy, he does not come until it is dry, so sometimes there is a week…
Federal regulators want to ‘modernize’ home appraisals — that could put some consumers at a…
A federal watchdog agency is investigating ways to modernize
the process used to determine how much a home is worth. The Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees mortgage giants Fannie Mae
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10 Biden tax proposals that will sail through a Democratic-controlled Senate — and how to prepare…
With the New Year here and a likely Democratic-controlled Senate looking increasingly likely after the runoff Senate elections in Georgia, President-elect Joe Biden’s tax plans are unlikely to suffer from any lack of bipartisan…
U.S. regulator says banks can use stablecoins, connect to blockchains
Cryptocurrency prices briefly popped late Monday, after a federal banking regulator said in an interpretive letter that U.S. financial institutions are allowed to use stablecoins for payment activities, and can participate as…