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Top Ten: 10 Best Retirement And Investing Articles Published This Week

MarketWatch’s most-read stories this week include a continuation of the ‘Best New Ideas in Retirement’ series, the... Read more

Market Snapshot: Stocks Suffer Worst May Since 2010 As Trump Threatens Tariffs On Mexico

Stocks close lower Friday, with the market logging its worst May since 2010, after President Donald Trump unexpectedly a... Read more

Brett Arends's ROI: The Mega Millions And Powerball Jackpots Are Actually Much Smaller Than You Think

Inflation, time and taxes exact a large sum, explains Brett Arends. Read more

The S&P 500 is Likely To Bounce Back, Based On Chart Gaps

So-called gaps eventually get filled; the question is when. Read more

Mark Hulbert: What The Dows Breaking Its 200-day Moving Average Really Means For Your Stocks

Popular stock-market analysis tool doesn’t live up to its billing, writes Mark Hulbert. Read more

Heres An Action Item For Prudent Investors As Trump Threatens Mexico With Tariffs

Investors must seek out portfolio protection, says Nigam Arora. Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Tops $1,300, Posts Highest Finish In Over 7 Weeks On Fresh Tariff Tensions

Gold futures rally Friday, posting their highest finish in over seven weeks, as investors flee to the perceived safety o... Read more

What Comes First? The Home Or The Retirement Account?

Most young adults looking to buy a home put that goal before saving for the future. Read more

Investors Seek Fixed Income And Money Market Funds Amid Heightened Risk Aversion

The latest Morningstar Direct UK Asset Flows Update for April 2019 show both UK-domiciled bonds and money market funds ... Read more

Mutual Funds Weekly: This One Investment Can Cushion Your Stock Portfolio From Market Volatility

Stories about this shift in the market environment resonated with readers this past week. Read more

JPMorgan Chase To Pay $5 Million To Male Employees In Parental-leave Discrimination Settlement

Other companies could be watching the record-breaking settlement and thinking about their paid-leave policies. Read more

Asia Markets: Asian Markets Mixed On New Trade Worries After Trumps Tariffs Against Mexico

Asian shares were mixed Friday as trade worries continued after President Donald Trump announced additional tariffs on i... Read more

The New York Post: JPMorgan Chase Agrees To Historic $5 Million Parental-leave Settlement With Fathers

JPMorgan Chase on Thursday agreed to pay a bombshell $5 million to hundreds of men who claimed they weren’t given the ... Read more

The Tell: Trade Issues Wont Cause A Bear Market As U.S. Economy Is In Very Good Shape, Says Blackstones Byron Wien

Famed market strategist Byron Wien says May’s pullback shouldn’t concern investors. Read more

Market Extra: One Of Wall St.s Premier Investors Says S&P 500 May Tumble 16% By Summers End Because Markets Never Had A Trade War Like This

Enjoy Thursday’s bounce, because Scott Minerd of Guggenheim Partners says it won’t last for very long. Read more