My recently widowed mother asked me if I think we should get a life-insurance policy (it was fresh on her mind as we handled everything for Dad). She is 72, in great health, and independently wealthy.

The Mega Millions jackpot now stands at a $1.15 billion ahead of a Dec. 27 drawing, after a Christmas Eve drawing failed to yield a winner. That makes it the largest such prize for either of the two ...

My wife and I have been best friends since we were in our teens (we are 45 now). In 2008, before our friendship turned romantic, my wife was in a tight spot. She broke up with her boyfriend of eight ...

My relative says the parents could be held liable if he gets into a car accident, as he is their legal dependent. I say they couldn't be, because he's an adult, it's his car and he's on the ...

'I read that the bank discourages people from storing jewelry and coins in the boxes, so I did not rent one' Dear Quentin, Is it safe to keep valuables in a bank safe-deposit box? It sounds like a ...

U.S. stocks settled higher, in a holiday-shortened pre-Christmas trading session with all three major indexes gaining for the third trading day in a row. The Fed on Monday said it planned to overhaul ...

The eight-night Jewish holiday begins on the evening of Dec. 25 The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah may not receive quite the same level of attention as Christmas. But as Adam Sandler pointed out in his ...

The carrier had briefly halted all flights on a high-pressure day for holiday travel. The Japanese company urged Biden to reflect on the steps it has taken to address national-security concerns. The ...

The Fed on Monday said it planned to overhaul the stress-test regime for banks and planned to seek public comment on planned changes. A Credit-Score Hangover Is Hitting America's Riskiest Borrowers ...

'You can't just kind of stake your claim and think you own the water.' "Rocky" star Sylvester Stallone has reportedly prompted outrage from his Palm Beach, Fla., neighbors with his plans to build an ...

There are only two new releases on tap: "Fly Me to the Moon" (Dec. 6), the streaming premiere of the astronaut rom-com starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum that fizzled in theaters earlier ...

At its meeting last week, the bank left its policy rate unchanged at 0.25%. Ueda said at the time that the bank wants to wait for more clarity on U.S. economic policies under President-elect Donald ...