Planning to retire in 2024? Do this one thing now.

This is the No. 1 tip from financial advisers.

Retirees struggling to stay afloat: How to keep health and economic issues from draining your savings

This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org. Dorri Olds, a 61-year-old freelance writer and graphic designer,…

My mother’s late husband came with baggage — ‘his deadbeat son.’ Is she on the hook for his debts? Can she evict him from her home?

"It is a classic 'enabling' situation, and I’m not looking for advice or judgment on that."

How a big, messy ‘cleanup’ in crypto could pave way for a more regulated, mature market in 2024

Bitcoin rallied over 150% on the year-to-date. A changing of the guards may be partly why.

How do we find the right place to retire? Here’s a guide for couples.

This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org. It’s a knotty question for many couples in, or…

Here are the 20 worst-performing stocks among the S&P 500 in 2023

The U.S. stock market staged a remarkable rally in 2023, but 173 stocks in the S&P…

These 20 stocks soared the most in 2023

(Updated with Friday’s closing prices.) The 2023 rally for stocks in the U.S. accelerated as more…

These mutual fund and ETF tips can set up your portfolio for a happy new year

Don’t miss these top mutual fund- and ETF-related features: Sign up here to get MarketWatch’s best mutual…

Uber and Lyft shares rallied in 2023 but may not go much higher, analysts say

Shares of Uber Technologies Inc. and the ride-hailing giant's smaller rival, Lyft Inc., have sprinted higher…

Oil prices end lower as crude suffers first losing year since 2020

Oil futures ended slightly lower Friday on the final trading day of 2023, capping crude's first…

Crypto miner Marathon Digital’s stock falls 18%, nears worst day since January

Shares of crypto miner Marathon Digital Holdings fell nearly 18% to as low as $23.07 on…

These ETF strategies won big in 2023. How one analyst sees them doing next year.

ETFs linked to technology and options-based strategies did well this year. How will they fare in…