LOS ANGELES -- The onetime Palm Desert home of late Hollywood producer Jerry Weintraub returned to market last week for $6.9 million, and in three days had an offer in hand.

The striking contemporary-style home, which was designed and built for the mega-producer, was first offered three years ago for $16 million. More recently, it was listed at...Read more

A recent column I wrote on retirement ("What should you look for in a retirement plan?") indicated that in order to assure that a retiree will not run out of money at an advanced age -- a primary retirement objective -- most plans should contain an annuity.

In this column I will discuss a second major objective of retirement plans that is often...Read more

A recent column I wrote on retirement ("What should you look for in a retirement plan?") indicated that in order to assure that a retiree will not run out of money at an advanced age -- a primary retirement objective -- most plans should contain an annuity.

In this column I will discuss a second major objective of retirement plans that is often...Read more

Forget cheesy pickup lines. The sexiest thing you can say to a potential mate in 2019? "I own my own house."

A recent survey suggests that owning a house makes you more attractive to potential mates.

Conducted by real estate listings site Realtor.com, the study finds that nearly 60 percent of millennial singles agreed that homeownership boosts...Read more

Q: I have a great condo by the ocean, and I want to sell it as a timeshare because I think I can get more money doing it that way. Can I do this? -- Mary

A: This is a very creative idea, but you cannot do it. Fractional ownership, or a timeshare, is more than just selling weeks of ownership. Besides all of the disclosure requirements, timeshare...Read more

Retirement experts often recommend working longer as a way to make savings outlive the saver, but it isn't always easy.

Burnout, age discrimination, health issues and new technologies that eliminate jobs or make veteran workers' skills outdated conspire against those who try.

There is a growing wave of hope, however, that saving the world -- ...Read more

Maybe con artists are inspired by the movie "The Mule" where Clint Eastwood plays an octogenarian who hauls cocaine shipments in a Lincoln pickup for a Mexican cartel.

Maybe it's all the political haggling over "The Wall" where President Donald Trump and his supporters want to beef up border security by creating a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- Buy now and pay later. It's an irresistible offer, especially for cash-strapped Americans living paycheck to paycheck. But that offer is usually tied to high-interest credit cards or rental stores that gouge you with inflated prices. Now, there's another option. And it may be less risky than you think.

A booming tech startup in San...Read more

A retirement plan has two major objectives. One is to provide assurance that you will not run out of money at an advanced age. Reflecting this objective, and because only an annuity pays you until you die, with few exceptions every retirement plan should contain an annuity.

The second objective is to avoid leaving more money in your estate than...Read more

A retirement plan has two major objectives. One is to provide assurance that you will not run out of money at an advanced age. Reflecting this objective, and because only an annuity pays you until you die, with few exceptions every retirement plan should contain an annuity.

The second objective is to avoid leaving more money in your estate than...Read more

Q: I have a reverse mortgage on my home. Am I allowed to sell my property to pay off the reverse mortgage and keep my equity or do the lenders just get the whole thing? If I die, can my son sell the property and keep any equity?

--Donald

A: A reverse mortgage a different from a typical mortgage because you do not need to make monthly payments....Read more

California's first-in-the-nation requirement that all new homes have solar panels is a giant leap toward its goal of a fossil-free future, but the challenge of managing a surge of electricity to the grid could keep other states -- even sun-soaked ones -- from following suit.

Opposition from utilities and homebuilders, and a slower return on ...Read more

The Trump administration's still undisclosed plans to end the federal conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be a focus of upcoming confirmation hearings for the nominee of the federal agency overseeing the two government sponsored enterprises.

Democrats such as Senate Banking ranking member Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, have said they're ...Read more

As many homeowners move to living smaller in tiny houses, accessory dwelling units and mobile homes, the sleeper sofa has taken on new importance regarding space-saving needs. From modular sofas that come equipped with pop-up storage to sleek click-into-place daybeds, today's designs can be pushed, pulled and opened like a book. And they look ...Read more