In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader with high standards for restaurant ...

For the first time ever, many investors will be able to allocate a portion of their retirement portfolio to so-called alternative investments, such as private equity, venture capital, private credit ...

Dear Annie: I think my partner is slipping away from me, and I do not know how to reach for her without breaking both our hearts. My wife, “Laura,” is 68. We have been together for 40 years. She has ...

Dear Abby: My ex-husband and I were best friends. We shared everything — dreams, laughs and struggles. I was convinced we’d grow old together. When he proposed, I said yes without hesitation. We had ...

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Pat Finn, a veteran character actor best known for his roles on the TV comedies “The Middle,” “Ed” and “Marvin Marvin,” died Dec. 22 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 60. Finn had been battling ...

Dear Abby: I am a widow. Most of my friends are married. What do you think about them calling and touching base with me only when they are in their cars running errands? They never call from home ...

Dear Annie: I feel like my entire life is built around not disappointing people. I say yes at work when I am already stretched thin. I say yes to family favors, extra projects at my kid’s school and ...

Hedge funds sound attractive - but on average they underperform even a basic 60/40 stock-bond portfolio Hedge funds, private credit and other alternative assets have produced disappointing long-term ...

SUNDAY UPDATE: James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash has fired up a $345M global opening. Of that, $257M is from the international box office. This is the 2nd highest studio opening globally of the ...

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Dear Abby: My 58-year-old husband recently shared a bed in our camper with a 21-year-old family friend. The friend is female. This happened in my absence. He thinks of her as a "daughter," and ...