‘If I say the sky is blue, she’ll tell me it’s green’: My daughter, 19, will inherit $800,000. How can she invest in her future?
“Considering her age, I would love for some of that money to be inaccessible.”
‘I want to protect my family’: My wealthy father, 49, is marrying his third wife. How do I broach the subject of my inheritance?
“I do not see her and her children as deeply integrated into our family as a stepmother, and I don’t regard her children as my siblings.”
‘I received an insurance-claim check for $22,000’: Why on earth does it take five days for my check to clear?
“I received an insurance-claim check for $22,000. Other than verifying the availability of the funds, what’s happening that requires five days?”
‘A slow fiscal death’ awaits some countries in this ‘decade of debt,’ says economist Arthur Laffer
The world is looking at a debt crisis that will span the next 10 years and it’s not going to end well, economist Arthur Laffer has warned.
Bund verkauft Post-Aktien für mehr als zwei Milliarden Euro
Der deutsche Staat ist größter Anteilseigner der Post. Jetzt trennt sich die Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau von 50 Millionen Aktien des Unternehmens.
Deutsche Post: Bund verkauft Aktien für mehr als zwei Milliarden Euro
Der deutsche Staat ist größter Anteilseigner der Post. Jetzt trennt sich die Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau von 50 Millionen Aktien des Unternehmens.
Promise to increase funds to adapt disabled people’s homes shelved
The grant is used to fund alterations to people’s homes but the amount a person is entitled to claim has been capped.
HS2 now offers ‘very poor value for money’, MPs warn
The scrapping of the northern legs of the rail line means it is poor value for money, MPs have said.
Income needed to retire jumps as family costs rise
Experts estimates that a single person needs £31,300 a year for a moderate retirement, up £8,000 on last year.
Pensions: Income needed to retire jumps as family costs rise
Experts estimates that a single person needs £31,300 a year for a moderate retirement, up £8,000 on last year.