Finance

But even then, parents should do a little due diligence first. “You have to be careful not to be taken advantage of by a child,” said Les Kotzer, a wills and estates lawyer at Fish & Associates in Thornhill, Ontario, and co-author of four books and an audiobook on wills, including “The Wills Lawyers: Their […]

New Zealand lawmakers on Thursday joined forces across the aisle to pass a bill aimed at combating climate change. The Zero Carbon bill aims to make New Zealand reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to the point the country becomes mostly carbon neutral by 2050. It gives some leeway to farmers, however, who bring in much

“You can offer three names, and then leave it with the parent for a while,” Ms. Locker said about choosing the third person. “The parent needs to process and not feel pressured to do something.” Of course, it is not a surprise that certified financial planners would suggest hiring a planner, but “you definitely want

Computer and printer maker HP Inc. said Wednesday it had received a “proposal” from copier maker Xerox and has had conversations “from time to time” with the company about a potential business combination. HP said Wednesday that it received the proposal on Tuesday but did not provide details. It said it will do what is

When Mike Maslowski has trouble sleeping, he cracks open a beer in his Wenonah, N.J., living room, watches old movies and does not worry about it. “I don’t have to be anywhere at 8 a.m.,” said the 61-year-old retiree, who worked for 30 years as an ad salesman for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News.

When France’s president wants to carry European concerns to the world stage to find solutions for climate change, trade tensions or Iran’s nuclear ambitions, he no longer calls Washington. He flies to Beijing. President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to China this week suggests that the United States risks being sidelined on the global stage under President

Sitting in the elegant sunroom of her Pacific Heights mansion with a view of the Golden Gate Bridge, the San Francisco socialite and philanthropist Dede Wilsey might seem an unlikely person to criticize the world of extraordinary wealth. “No civilization has survived where there is only rich and poor,” Ms. Wilsey said. She is being

A judge ruled Wednesday that Hawaii tax authorities may subpoena Airbnb for records of its hosts as the state investigates whether operators of vacation rentals have been paying their taxes. First Circuit Court Judge Bert Ayabe approved the subpoena after a brief hearing. Airbnb and the state Department of Taxation have already agreed which records

“They made the choice to invest in the family,” Dr. Jaffe said. “They’ve seen that the quality of the people in the family and who they are is going to determine if the family succeeds in the future. The business decisions are important, but they’re really derived from the quality of the family.” In some

Colorado became the 19th U.S. state to legalize some form of sports betting as election officials tallied Wednesday a surprisingly close vote in which ballots for the measure narrowly surpassed “no” votes. More than 1.3 million Coloradans voted Tuesday on Proposition DD, a bipartisan ballot measure crafted by lawmakers that legalizes sports betting next year