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‘I’m a loner’: I’m 62 with a multimillion-dollar portfolio and no heirs. Should I find a wife for my twilight years?
“I have never been married, have no siblings, and both my parents have passed away.”
A 222-year-old U.K. firm to fall into American hands as Nuveen to buy Schroders for $14 billion
Published: Feb. 12, 2026 at 3:26 a.m. ET A venerable City of London institution is being snapped…
‘She is planning to move out of state’: My sister secretly sold our elderly mother’s house. What can I do?
“She claims that she needs to have those funds available for when our mother eventually requires…
CVS Health’s turnaround is paying off amid widespread changes to its health-insurance and retail-pharmacy businesses
The changes come as the wider retail-pharmacy market has been upended in recent years.
Should I tell my stepdaughter that my husband and I own our home 50/50 — and that she will have to wait for her inheritance?
“My relationship with his daughter is not good, and I am trying to mend it.”
My husband, 73, wants to sell our $300K rental and buy an annuity. Is that wise?
“He believes the annuity will net $1,600 per month, the same as the rent from the…
My brother-in-law invested $30K in our California condo. It has a 3% mortgage rate. He’s pushing me to sell. Is now a good time?
“We’re only breaking even because of rising HOA fees in this state.”
‘We have no prenup’: I want rights of survivorship in our marital home. My wife prefers tenants in common. Now what?
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