The Best Move You Can Make With Your Investments in 2019, According to 5 Market Professionals by Sergei Klebnikov Investors enter 2019 with the U.S. economy humming and the stock market in the midst of the longest bull market on record. And yet they can't seem to find enough to worry about. High stock valuations, rising interest rates, and global political dysfunction have all combined to make the final weeks of 2018 some of the rockiest all year.

These Are the 8 Best Places to Retire in the U.S. Right Now by Shaina Mishkin and Allana Akhtar If you’re approaching retirement, you probably have an image of how you’ll spend your days after you leave the office, whether that’s perfecting your golf game, watching the waves, or learning a new skill.

I Lost $200,000 of Property in a Flood. Here's How I Rescued My Retirement, by MJ Plaster Disaster struck on May 3, 2010—the kind of disaster we think happens only to others and to which we respond, “Oh, those poor souls. What will they do?” That was the day my home in Nashville, Tenn., filled with six feet of floodwaters before dawn, and I lost $200,000 worth of property.

The Fed Just Raised Interest Rates Again. Here's What That Means for You, According to Market Pros by Sergei Klebnikov The U.S. economy has been humming along – helped by near-record low interest rates. But that’s slowly changing. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to a range between 2.25% and 2.5%. It was the fourth time the Fed has done so this year.

Meet the Oldest Yoga Teacher in the World, a 100-Year-Old Former Actress and Model Who Says 'There's Nothing You Can't Do' by Elizabeth O'Brien When the fortune cookies arrived after lunch, the 100-year-old yogi cracked one open, her blue eyes twinkling, and read the inscription aloud: “Age can never hope to win while your heart is young.” Indeed, age has met its match in Tao Porchon-Lynch, who at the century mark is a fierce lover of life, if a dainty eater.

Warren Buffet Used to Avoid Tech Stocks. Now He Loves Them. Here's Why, By Adam Seessel At this year's annual Berkshire Hathaway meeting in Omaha, Warren Buffett, the high priest of value investing, uttered words that would have been grounds for excommunication if they had come from anyone but him.

Here's How Early Retirement Obsessives Are Spending Their Money This Holiday Season By Elizabeth O'Brien ‘Tis the season for frantically searching Amazon — or running around the mall — in a last-minute shopping blitz. But some millennials are opting out of the consumer scramble. They’re staying in, crafting home-made gifts or roasting chestnuts over an open FIRE.

The Best Apps for Older Adults You Should Download Right Now By Alix Langone Not so long ago, technology aimed at older adults was all function, no form. But those days are gone, and today grownups enjoy the same sleek and useful devices as everyone else -- you can play your favorite tunes, calculate your retirement readiness, and monitor your blood pressure all in the palm of your hand.

This is How Much Money You Should Have in Stocks — at Every Age By Ian Salisbury If you want a secure retirement, you can’t just save. You also need to make sure your investment portfolio keeps pace with inflation. For most Americans, that’s going to mean investing in the stock market, whether inside a 401(k) or at an online brokerage. But determining how much of your money to put in stocks can be tricky. When you’re young, the hardest part may simply be getting started.

Bitcoin Hit an All-Time High One Year Ago This Week. Here's How Much You Would Have Lost If You Bought Then By Brad Tuttle It looks like the critics were right: It’s been a remarkably brutal year for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. After hitting an all-time high a year ago on December 17, 2017, Bitcoin prices have plunged, and investors are losing big.