SAN DIEGO -- In a move that will dramatically alter San Diego's home sharing landscape, the City Council Monday voted to outlaw vacation rentals in secondary homes, limiting short-term stays to one's primary residence only.

The effect of the action will be to curtail investor activity in the short-term rental market while also barring residents...Read more

Widows and widowers who were shortchanged on Social Security benefits by an estimated $131.8 million won't get any of that money back, despite an Inspector General report calling for action.

Earlier this year, the administration's Office of the Inspector General issued an audit report that determined the Social Security Administration underpaid...Read more

Philanthropy is "coherent" when it is logical, well-organized, well-planned and sensible -- as well as easy to understand and articulate.

Over the years, I have helped dozens of families, foundations, businesses and family offices achieve coherence in their philanthropy. In the realm of family philanthropy, here are six key lessons. (In a ...Read more

College debt is building and, increasingly, parents are on the hook.

Where do you turn when you've maxed out on federal student loans? Ask Mom and Dad to take out some parent loans, too.

The average cumulative federal student loan debt that parents borrow even exceeds what's being taken on by students, according to new research.

On average, ...Read more

If you hate unsolicited sales pitches, your next flight on United Airlines might be a bit irksome.

The Chicago-based airline is requiring its flight attendants beginning Sept. 1 to pitch passengers on every domestic and international flight to sign up for a co-branded credit card to boost revenue.

In the past, flight attendants had the option ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- A Malibu beach house where actress-singer Judy Garland of "The Wizard of Oz" once lived has sold in a deal completed off-market for $3.545 million.

The buyers are television and documentary writer-director-producer Cynthia Harrison-Wallach and her husband, real estate investment firm head Lewis Wallach.

Set on the sands in the ...Read more

You can Pinterest, you can Instagram, you can even Houzz. But if you're looking for rock-solid renovation inspo online, you're going to want to check out the site that has the most tightly edited look on the internet -- Remodelista. The pared down, sometimes minimal aesthetic manages to stay true to its look, yet always timeless and even on ...Read more

CHICAGO -- Ask Chicago's chicest designer what keeps the rooms she creates looking of-the-moment, and she'll tell you: "What I care about," says Alessandra Branca, "is comfort in a home. I am not worried about what is trendy. I design for my clients and nothing else." Sounds strictly sensible. Yet she's been known to pair racy steel stools with ...Read more

The number of U.S. families with children owning homes fell by 3.6 million over the last decade, as rising housing prices pushed many out of the market.

The San Francisco metro area, including the East Bay, saw 31,000 fewer home-owning families between 2006 and 2016, a decline of 10 percent, according to a recent survey by Rent Cafe. The number...Read more

A reader asks: "My current 401(k) balance is about the same as my mortgage balance. I am 45. Would it make sense to pay off the mortgage with the 401(k)?"

Bad idea! Looking ahead to retirement, your objective should be to accumulate a 401(k) nest egg of financial assets as large as possible and pay off your mortgage as soon as possible. You ...Read more

A reader asks: "My current 401(k) balance is about the same as my mortgage balance. I am 45. Would it make sense to pay off the mortgage with the 401(k)?"

Bad idea! Looking ahead to retirement, your objective should be to accumulate a 401(k) nest egg of financial assets as large as possible and pay off your mortgage as soon as possible. You ...Read more

Q: I rent my home and have a signed lease. My landlord passed away unexpectedly and I am now dealing with one of her children who inherited the house. She is telling me that I need to move out early so she can sell the house. That would cause me a significant hardship, and I don't want to. Is my lease still valid even though the landlord died? -...Read more

For a different take on environmental, social, and governance-based investing, or ESG, we spoke with Vanguard investor Dan Wiener, who publishes a monthly newsletter on all things Vanguard.

Wiener takes a dim view of ESG. That's largely due to under-performance over a long period of time, he said.

"Over time, ESG and SRI (socially responsible ...Read more

The Uber Visa, launched last fall, may target on-the-go millennials with amazing rewards, such as 4 percent for eating out and 3 percent on airfare.

But the odd thing, as with many high-reward credit cards, is that getting approved for one of these Barclays Uber cards isn't a slam dunk for some Generation Y consumers.

Many millennials might ...Read more