Author: Money Mechanics

An elegant North Carolina property has become something of an architectural mystery after undergoing an incredible restoration that shed new light on its centuries-old heritage. Located on a lush parcel in Charlotte, the four-bedroom, 5.5-bathroom dwelling, which is known as the William Lee House, has recently come to market for $4.2 million, more than 200 years after it was first completed.However, the exact date of its original build is now the source of some speculation after an extensive multiyear renovation brought to light new design details that led historians to believe it could be even older than its listed 1828…

(Image credit: Getty Images)Children. Parents. Pets. Mortgage. School projects and work projects. Charitable endeavors. Sneaking in a workout during Little League practice.Our lives leave no room for our lives, and it seems that we are all trying to balance these obligations simultaneously, with varying degrees of success.It’s no surprise we feel like a juggler, constantly adding items to the mix while trying to keep everything from crashing down. From just $107.88 $24.99 for Kiplinger Personal Finance Become a smarter, better informed investor. Subscribe from just $107.88 $24.99, plus get up to 4 Special Issues CLICK FOR FREE ISSUE Sign up…

(Image credit: Getty Images)A slowing labor market was the Federal Reserve’s main focus in mid- to late 2025. Attention has shifted to inflation in 2026 as energy prices spike amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.Since late February, when the war between the U.S., Israel and Iran began, oil prices have spiked to their highest level in four years and gas prices have jumped above $4.50 per gallon.”No matter how long the Iran war goes on, the economy is bound to suffer from it,” write David Payne and Matthew Housiaux of The Kiplinger Letter. “How much and how severely…

To help you understand what’s going on in business and the economy and what we expect to happen in the future, our highly experienced Kiplinger Letter team will keep you abreast of the latest developments and forecasts (Get a free issue of The Kiplinger Letter or subscribe). You’ll get all the latest news first by subscribing, but we will publish many (but not all) of the forecasts a few days afterward online. Here’s the latest…Another commodity facing Iran war fallout: Industrial metals. The Middle East conflict has disrupted supplies, increased production costs and created another headache for U.S. manufacturers already…

The yellow metal is sitting in one of the most analytically interesting places it has occupied all year. is changing hands somewhere between $4,704 and $4,718 depending on the venue, up about 0.61% on the session and on track for a 2.25% weekly advance even as the rally has stalled stubbornly below the $4,770 zone. The chart is doing the kind of compression that historically resolves with violence in one direction or the other — pressed against the descending trendline that has connected every lower high since March, riding above the cleanly reclaimed 100-day stretch of moving averages, and sitting…

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com One morning last week on Bloomberg, a fixed-income analyst was asked about the effect of a 5% nominal yield on a 30-year Treasury bond. He said: “Then you’ll see bond investors attacking like seagulls in Finding Nemo.” (See Nemo video) I must have seagull instincts. A 30-year nominal cracking 5% doesn’t particularly interest me, but I was curious about real yields for the top end of my ladder of Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, years 2040 to 2043. So I flocked in. When I built this ladder, mostly in late summer/fall of 2023, I didn’t quite fill out…

In this edition of The Price Point—a weekly series where Redfin data journalists explore current housing inventory across a rotating combination of budgets and metro areas—we’re shifting our focus toward a few of the best cities for new college grads, according to Redfin’s latest report on the subject (conducted in partnership with Glassdoor).  And with early-career folks in mind, we’re looking at an affordable price point: $250,000. The quarter-million mark is firmly “starter home” territory across most of the country, but the size of these starter homes can vary quite a bit depending on where you look.  What $250,000 Gets…

Adam Doud/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeawaysI tested 5G on country roads and farmland for three days. Verizon led in overall network levels, followed by AT&T and T-Mobile.T-Mobile was the only network to pull in a 5G signal.My quest to test 5G has taken me to a baseball game and interstates between Chicago and Nashville. Through the journey, I’ve carried three phones from the three major US carriers to determine which has the best coverage. I just did it again, but I changed some things up.Also: I compared Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T 5G coverage…

(Image credit: Getty Images)Question: I am 73 and healthy, but my beloved husband has early-stage dementia. His diagnosis was a shock, but on reflection, I realize that he was starting to repeat himself and had forgotten to pay a few bills. He is doing well, yet I know he could already jeopardize our $1.6 million in savings. How can I restructure our financial plan and estate and pay for his long-term care?Answer: I’m so sorry about your husband’s diagnosis, but you are certainly not alone. Dementia is something many American families are either coping with now or might face someday.…

(Image credit: Getty Images)I never thought I’d be a financial adviser, but I always knew I wanted to be a mom.Now I’m both — and both are my dream jobs. And because I love what I do, I’m never really turning off one role for another but rather leaning into both.At work, I think about helping families make thoughtful, values-driven decisions about their money so they can live the lives they envision. From just $107.88 $24.99 for Kiplinger Personal Finance Become a smarter, better informed investor. Subscribe from just $107.88 $24.99, plus get up to 4 Special Issues CLICK FOR…