Money·Oct 2, 2026
It Will Take $3.5 Million To $5 Million Net Worth To Be Upper Class By 2027
A financial planner says households below that range stay exposed to market swings and rising costs even if they're doing well.
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Money·Oct 1, 2026
Third-Time Bride Skips Wedding Loans by Getting Friends to DJ and Shoot the Big Day
With no family money to draw on this time, the couple opted for a two-year engagement and a wedding staffed almost entirely by volunteers.
Read more →Money·Sep 28, 2026
San Francisco Investor Commits $1 Million to VC Fund, Gets 46% Called in Six Months
The 49-year-old, who isn't currently earning W-2 income, budgeted for a slower drawdown and is now weighing a forced asset sale or a loan from his parents to cover the gap.
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Money·Sep 28, 2026
Average Car Loan Now Stretches to 69 Months, Double 1960s Terms
Longer terms lower the monthly payment but leave buyers paying more interest and, sometimes, owing more than the car is worth, an attorney says.
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Money·Sep 28, 2026
Retirees are drawing down savings at half the rate the '4% rule' recommends
Research on wealthier retired households finds many die with most of their savings untouched.
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Money·Sep 27, 2026
Middle-Class Retirees Spend $1,000 Less a Month at 75 Than at 65, Adviser Says
Transportation and entertainment costs fall the most, while housing barely budges, according to financial planner Andrew Lokenauth.
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Money·Sep 27, 2026
Couple Saves $33,000 By Replacing Rotting Deck With Stone Patio
The Connecticut homeowners spent $27,000 on the patio after moving from Manhattan to a 1980s fixer-upper in 2023.
Read more →Money·Sep 27, 2026
Father Spends $900 on Michelin-Star Dinner to Show Son 'The Life He Can Achieve'
The entrepreneur, who was a homeless teenager when his son was born, took his adult son to a fine-dining restaurant in Bangkok to model what success looks like.
Read more →Money·Sep 27, 2026
Man Approaching 40 Gives Up on Traditional Retirement, Plans to Work Into His 70s
After running the numbers every year with his wife, a freelance writer says there's no realistic path to stopping work at 60 or 65, and he's making peace with 'soft retirement' instead.
Read more →Money·Sep 21, 2026
MarketWatch Column Examines Whether a Childless Couple With $2 Million Needs a Will
The piece looks at one couple's estate-planning question amid significant retirement savings.
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Money·Sep 20, 2026
Verizon Offers Three Different Paths to a Cheaper Phone Bill
Bringing your own phone, buying new or upgrading each come with different pricing and requirements, Kiplinger reports.
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Money·Sep 19, 2026
MarketWatch Reader Weighs Long-Term-Care Insurance After Mother's Alzheimer's Diagnosis
The advice column explores one family's experience with a policy that ultimately paid out close to $600,000.
Read more →Money·Sep 19, 2026
MarketWatch Column Explores Family Tension Over Sharing Financial Support
A reader describes feeling burned out helping a cousin while questioning whether a sibling should share the load.
Read more →Money·Sep 16, 2026
MarketWatch Outlines How Rising Rates Could Affect Household Budgets
The report frames the Fed's quarter-point hike as a squeeze consumers should expect to feel.
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