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Ghana's Finance Minister Says It's Time to Fix Global Markets
KEN OFORI-ATTA, 61, worked at Morgan Stanley and Salomon Brothers before returning in 1990 to Ghana, where he helped found Databank Group, a leading West African investment banking and fund management company.
For One ESG Data Hunter, The Crisis Shows Companies Profited By Doing Good
FOR MILLIONS OF BRITONS, March 24 will be remembered as the lockdown moment when they either lost their job or were told not to come back to work for months. For Andy Howard, it was the day his workload doubled.
Bain Capital's Greg Shell Says He's Galvanized by This Moment
GREG SHELL SEEMS to have been preordained for a life of finance and civic duty.
DIGITAL DO-OVER: AMENDING YOUR TAX RETURN WILL GET EASIER
STARTING THIS SUMMER, FIXING ERRORS ON your tax return will be less of a hassle. For the first time, taxpayers will be able to file Form 1040X, the document used to amend tax returns, electronically.
HSAs Get Even Better
Workers have more options with flexible spending accounts, too.
DIGITAL DO-OVER: AMENDING YOUR TAX RETURN WILL GET EASIER
STARTING THIS SUMMER, FIXING ERRORS ON your tax return will be less of a hassle. For the first time, taxpayers will be able to file Form 1040X, the document used to amend tax returns, electronically.
INTERVIEW: IF YOU'RE USING CASH LESS OFTEN, YOU'RE PART OF A TREND
The pandemic is speeding up the use of digital payments.
Find a Great Place to Retire
Our cities provide plenty of space to spread out without skimping on health care or other amenities.
5 Great REITs to Buy Now
In an awful year for many real estate investment trusts, our picks should thrive.
MONEY: Rx for Your Health Insurance
The pandemic has caused millions of people to lose their jobs—and their health coverage. Here’s a guide to finding affordable insurance.
How Options Can Help Your Portfolio
Although the terminology may take some getting used to, options are just another investing tool for generating income or protecting you from a market sell-off.
INVESTING: Where to Put Your Money Now
The market is finding its way in a changed landscape. Our advice: Tilt toward stocks rather than bonds and cash, and favor U.S. over international holdings.
Stocks: Advance or Retreat?
Amid the market chaos, investors can gauge whether a rebound will last by looking at market breadth.
How to Get Your Money Back
Some refund policies have been relaxed, but reimbursement isn’t always automatic.
A VIEW OF LIFE AFTER THE PANDEMIC
Among the forecasts: The work-from-home trend will last, and we’ll welcome more robots.
Great Jobs for Retirees
Whether you are looking for an encore career or a low-stress job to supplement your income, here’s how to find the perfect gig.
Get These Forms Now
Everyone needs these legal documents, just in case.
Find a Financial Planner You Trust
Use our road map to find an adviser who will truly look out for your best interests.
A Pandemic Wasn't in My Plans
Take these steps to prevent COVID-19 from derailing your retirement.
The Fed Is an Axed Buyer—Use FIW To Analyze Which Bonds It May Purchase
ON APRIL 9 the U.S. Federal Reserve announced it was taking action to provide as much as $2.3 trillion in lending to support the economy.
This Time Really is Different
CARMEN REINHART and KENNETH ROGOFF studied eight centuries of economic data to show how similar most financial crises are. We asked them what they think about 2020
The One Thing You Need to Look for Now Is Cash
COMPANIES WITH STRONG balance sheets are back. Over the past few years, many investors have focused mainly on “income statement investing,” which looks at indicators such as earnings per share (EPS) guidance numbers, sales, and general revenue items.
Gaining Insights Into Equities During the Covid-19 Crisis Just Got Easier
AS THE CORONAVIRUS outbreak began ripping through parts of the U.S., the stock market plunge was sharp and short. By early May the recovery had been almost as dramatic.
The Just-in-Time IPO
The value and number of IPOs that started trading this year have plunged compared with the same period in previous years.
Now What?
REMEMBER WHEN all of this was unthinkable? More than 20 million out of work in the U.S. China seizing up. The oil market collapsing, entire industries—airlines, professional sports—shutting down.
Fixed-Income ETFs Survive Their Big Test
SAM HUSZCZO had long been a skeptic.
Build Custom Scenarios for Insight Into How Your Portfolio May Perform
HOW DID STOCKS PERFORM as the Spanish flu ran its course a century ago?
A Fractured World Ushers In the End of Dollar Dominance
BACK IN AUGUST, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney gave a speech in Jackson Hole, Wyo., about the problem of the U.S. dollar.
Track Fear in the Market With These Signals
ON JAN. 21, Paul Tudor Jones gave a television interview in Davos, Switzerland. U.S. monetary and fiscal conditions reminded him of early 1999, he said, and markets could still have a year or 14 months to run before a blowup.
RETIREMENT: How to Protect Your Portfolio
Take these steps to help your retirement savings withstand the bear.