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Global Dividends Hit Record In 2018 Despite 'challenging' Year For Equities

Global dividends rose to a new record of $1.37trn in 2018, jumping 9.3% in headline terms, according to the latest Janu... Read more

Top Ten: Weekend Round: Soros On Saving Europe | More Airline Craziness | Dividend Stocks

Also, a rough earnings season for marijuana companies and Amazon’s exit from New York. Read more

Mutual Funds Weekly: In A Bear Market, The Best Offense Is A Good Defense

A bear market, when it comes, will feel like an attack on your financial security. Read more

The Moneyist: Before I Give My Fiancée A $7,000 Diamond Engagement Ring, I Want Her To Promise To Bequeath It To My Daughter

This man wonders whether it’s a good time to raise the delicate subject of death and diamonds with the woman who is se... Read more

This Bipartisan Proposal Aims To End Age Discrimination For A Graying Workforce

The bill would reverse a 2009 Supreme Court decision that made it easier to curtail age discrimination claims. Read more

Everything You Need To Do Before You Retire

Financial advisers share what near-retirees need to know before retiring. Read more

Bernie Sanders Says Its Time For The Super Rich To Do The Morally Right Thing

Social Security is facing insolvency in 15 years; Sanders and some Democrats in Congress propose raising the amount of i... Read more

Market Extra: Presidents Day: Everything You Need To Know About Market Closures On Washingtons Birthday

U.S. financial markets will take a break on Monday in observance of Presidents Day. Read more

IPO Report: 5 Things To Know About Levi Strauss & Co. Before It Goes Public

Iconic blue jeans company Levi Strauss & Co. has filed for an IPO. Read more

Love & Money: Marrying A Man With Good Prospects Is Still A Womans Primary Route To The 1%

The glass ceiling is even more depressing for the 1%, a new study finds. Read more

Love & Money: Your Partners Credit Score Could Reveal Red Flags That Have Nothing To Do With Money

Some single people give a great deal of attention to these three digits. Read more

The Moneyist: I Just Discovered That My Husband Is Leaving His Personal Savings To His Mother

‘I’m so frustrated that we don’t have a will that I’m almost ready to write my own without him.’ Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Ends At 2-week High, Up For The Week On Reports Of Sino-U.S. Trade-talk Progress

Gold futures settled at a two-week high on Friday, as progress in trade talks in the final day of this week’s round of... Read more

Mark Hulbert: Why The Stock Market Might Soon Careen Down A Dangerous Slope Of Hope

The prevailing mood has shifted from extreme pessimism to extreme optimism, says Mark Hulbert. Read more

Economic Report: Mortgage Rates Hit A 12-month Low As Economic Expansion Looks Vulnerable

Rates for home loans fell again, offering a respite for home buyers, even as skittish investors search for safer assets.... Read more