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My husband’s pension was $8,000 a month. As his survivor, I only get $1,800. Can I fight this?
Dear MarketWatch,My husband and I were married for 10 months before he passed away. But we were together for eight years. He had a...
I’m wife No. 4. My husband’s first wife is owed 50% of his federal pension when he dies. Where does that leave me?
Dear MarketWatch,My husband is retired from federal law enforcement and currently draws a comfortable pension. He only receives a small amount of Social Security,...
Mortgage rates went up right after the Fed cut interest rates. Here’s why.
Here’s a puzzle for market watchers: Hours after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates Wednesday for the first time since 2020, mortgage rates ticked...
Mortgage rates fall to lowest level in two years: Here’s how much money you need to buy a $400,000 home
Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in two years a day after the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate.The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage...
A Fed rate cut with the stock market at a record high? Here’s what history says.
In those instances, stocks tended to rise on decision day (not including Wednesday) — up 71.4% of the time with a median gain of...