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Eating out, ice cream and booze may be worse for climate change than meat
A Japanese study, which has implications for all big economies, suggests that the best way to tax carbon might focus on sweets and alcohol over meat.
Will 2020 be a good year to buy a home? Here’s what the experts say
Last year, economists expected mortgage rates to rise — but then they fell.
This 90-year-old man with a Ph.D. in economics made a new will 10 days before he died — and it voided his prenup
Can a last will and testament supersede a prenuptial agreement?
How to protect yourself from possible ‘taxmageddon’ if tax rates go up in 2020
With the 2020 election up for grabs, anything could happen to tax rates.
10 travel hacks for 2020: avoid these surprise price hikes — and how timing your vacation could help you fly for free
From Tokyo to ‘transformational’ travel, here are some of the hottest tips for budget-conscious jet-setters for the New Year.
The No. 1 job in America that requires no experience pays $100,000 a year — and it’s NOT in Silicon Valley
These 2019 figures are based on salary, openings, and the amount of experience required.
Secure Act includes one critical tax change ‘that will send estate planners reeling’
The Secure Act includes some other important tax changes that have nothing to do with retirement.
Christmas shoppers, don’t make these costly mistakes when returning your gifts
You may only have 14 days to return unwanted presents.
Want to get your finances in order in 2020? Here’s the only New Year’s resolution you should make
‘With effort and perseverance, many in our nation could change from a state of financial fragility to one of financial resilience.’
Here is the No. 1 highest paid, fastest-growing jobs in every U.S. state for 2019 — most of them are NOT in tech
There’s probably never been a better time since the Great Recession to start looking for a new job.
Elsewhere on MarketWatch
It’s a tie: Trump and Obama are both the most admired man in America
And former first lady Michelle Obama is the most admired woman in Gallup’s annual poll
10 bad ideas this year include the Green New Deal, Trump’s protectionism and Warren’s central planning
Free-market ideas are getting squeezed out by the left and the right, says Max Gulker.
The S&P 500 may be blowing its chance to have its best year since 1997
The S&P 500 large-cap index could post its best annual performance since 1997.
The Secure Act changes the way people will inherit money — are you hit by the new rules?
The new legislation eliminated the ‘stretch IRA’ provision, but you may not be impacted.
