Pope Francis: U.S. election a choice of “lesser of two evils” Pope Francis weighing in on the upcoming election, calling the choice between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris a choice of the “lesser of two evils.” How much impact will the Pope’s comments have on voters? Our panelists discuss. Read the…

Not too long ago, one of my teammates and I talked about watching Alone, a series that follows ten experienced contestants as they attempt to outlast each other in a wilderness environment, foraging, hunting, fishing, building shelters, and relying on their survival skills. Each participant has to film themselves, and…

There is a lot of guidance out there about the best diets for your health, but is there any particular way to eat to boost or maintain happiness?”The answer, of course, is much more subjective and individual than figuring out which diet is best for your blood-cholesterol levels,” leading happiness…

A recent U.S. News and World Report ranked the best countries for a comfortable retirement based on an international survey of nearly 17,000 people and a subset of 5,900 respondents in their mid-40s and older.The 89 countries were ranked based on the following seven attributes:AffordableFavorable tax environmentFriendlyA place I would…

Chinese regulators have hit PwC’s auditing unit in mainland China with a six-month business suspension and a record fine of 441 million yuan ($62 million) over the firm’s audit of troubled property developer China Evergrande Group. Delivering a strong rebuke to the Big Four firm, China’s securities regulator said Friday that its investigation found that PwC Zhong Tian…

As many of my regular readers know, I like to pick my own stocks rather than invest in broadly diversified ETFs and CEFs like the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) or the Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund (RQI). While funds certainly come with pros like providing instant…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Robert Holzmann, Austria’s central bank governor and a European Central Bank hawk, has said he thinks rate setters will need to lower borrowing costs again before the end of the year.Holzmann, who…

During much of the 1980s, Justice Sandra O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, cast a consistent vote against abortion rights. But in 1989, things changed. A new conservative majority was in place and appeared to have the votes to eviscerate Roe v. Wade, for the first time since the 1973 landmark made…

It’s that time of year when many of those who have Part D prescription drug coverage experience sticker shock. Here is a sample of what’s happening with my clients. Can this be right? The $141 copay for my expensive eye drops just shot up to $520 and the costs for…

Mortgage rates fell this week to the lowest levels in over a year and a half, but elevated rates and high home prices are still keeping would-be buyers and sellers out of the housing market. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed that the average rate on…