This is bananas. An Italian artist duct-taped a banana to a gallery wall in Miami as part of the Art Basel festival — and it sold for $120,000. Actually, he’s sold two editions already. There’s nothing especially fancy about the exorbitant fruit displayed at the Galerie Perrotin, which is titledRead More →
Happy Friday, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories: Personal Finance 1 in 4 cancer survivors is going broke fighting to stay alive And millennial cancer survivors are at higher risk for debt and work-related physical and mental impairment after their treatment. People are spending thousands on puppy concierge services toRead More →
As the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.82% , S&P 500 SPX, +0.82% , and Nasdaq Composite COMP, +0.64% lost anywhere from 6.6% to 7.9% in the worst May for stocks since 2010, bond prices have soared. Bond yields, which move in the opposite direction from price, dipped belowRead More →
The bottles: Inniskillin Icewine Niagara Estate (375 ml), $55 for 2017 Vidal, $80 for Gold Vidal 2016 The back story: What is the perfect sip for a polar vortex? Most folks would say a steaming mug of hot cocoa. But we think about wine — icewine, to be exact. AsRead More →
For years I’ve lectured about the wonderfulness of Roth IRAs. The new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) makes Roth IRAs even more attractive and they can provide insurance against future tax rate increases that I think are almost inevitable. Here’s what you need to know about Roth IRAs andRead More →
