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Why raising more cash is a smart portfolio move — even with stocks at record highs

The key to long-term success in the stock market is to avoid taking on more and more risk. Source link

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Boeing on the hook for $1 billion a month because of strike, as S&P frets anew

Boeing’s credit ratings at heightened risk of downgrade to junk as strike puts company’s recovery “at risk,” S&P says. Source link

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‘I’m scared to death’: My wife asked for a divorce after 21 years. She wants to buy a house with our savings, but promises to help pay my mortgage.

“There is more than enough money in the savings to completely pay off the current mortgage.” Source link

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Levi’s tempers forecast and weighs sale of Dockers — ‘This is all about focus,’ CEO says

Shares of Levi Strauss & Co. slid after hours on Wednesday after the jeans maker tempered its full-year sales forecast, even as management said its

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‘I’m overwhelmed’: I inherited $185,000. With the Fed lowering rates, should I park it in 5% CDs or high-yield savings accounts? 

“My brother got a better interest rate because he acted fast, and here I am twiddling my thumbs, overwhelmed with banks.” Source link

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Satellite-TV rivals DirecTV, Dish reportedly in advanced merger talks

The Wall Street Journal reported DirecTV could acquire rival Dish, creating one of the nation’s largest pay-TV providers, in a deal that could be announced

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Visa stock slips on reports that it faces Justice Department antitrust lawsuit

Visa Inc. stock fell 1.6% in after-hours trading Monday following reports that the payments giant faces an antitrust lawsuit from the U.S. Justice Department. Source

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Gold is giving you a once-in-a-generation buying opportunity on its way to 4,400

The upside breakout in gold prices has more room to run. Source link

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‘I don’t want to be unfair’: My mother gave me $150,000 to buy a house. One sibling wants 15% ownership. What now?

“I do not want to be unfair to my siblings, but I also do not want them to own an interest in my house.” Source