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Collectibles are often the most valuable assets in an estate. What starts out as a hobby turns into a passion and eventually becomes a lucrative investment, built gradually over a lifetime. The best way to preserve the value of your investment, both for yourself today and for your heirs in the future, is to start…

Click chart for more in-depth data 1. Nestle plans for the future: Nestle (NSRGF) says it’s exploring the sale of its skin health business. The company’s board said in a statement that “future growth opportunities of Nestle Skin Health lie increasingly outside the group’s strategic scope.” The move could put the spotlight on Nestle’s future…

Why China and FAANG can still be attractive for investors Chinese tech company Meituan Dianping made a robust stock market debut Thursday after raising billions of dollars from investors. Shares in Meituan, whose app is used by more than 300 million people, jumped as much as 7% in morning trading in Hong Kong. The stock…

Asian stock markets mostly rose modestly in early trading Thursday, continuing recent gains fueled by investors setting aside trade concerns for now. Japanese stocks opened to muted trading, with the Nikkei NIK, +0.00%  up 0.2% after consecutive gains of more than 1% on Tuesday and Wednesday. Still, the index was on pace for a fifth…

The past few months have been turbulent for Tesla CEO Elon Musk. From publicly accusing a Thai rescue diver of being a pedophile (without evidence) and conducting a radio interview while smoking marijuana to insulting equity analysts on one earnings call and threatening to take Tesla private — then reversing those statements, triggering a SEC…

Bitcoin prices moved higher Wednesday, attempting to break out of what’s been a relatively subdued period for the world’s largest digital currency. In late Wednesday trading, a single bitcoin BTCUSD, -0.61%  was last changing hands at $6,432.61, up 1.8% since Tuesday at 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the Kraken exchange. Bitcoin has not traded outside…

Dear Moneyist, Both my wife and I recently lost our jobs and both received payouts for about $40,000 each. I lost my job six months before. We placed my check in our joint bank account and continued to pay our normal monthly bills. We also sold a home and walked away with about $90,000. My…

U.S. stocks closed mostly higher Wednesday as investors took escalating trade tensions in stride to instead focus on improving economic fundamentals even as a weak technology sector hobbled the Nasdaq. How did major benchmarks fare? The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.61% gained 158.80 points, or 0.6%, to 26,405.76, leaving it less than 1% from…

Dear Moneyist, Tipping is supposed to be a “gratuity” not an obligation. Now it is perceived by many, if not most, as stealing from the employee if you do not leave a tip. I was recently told that not leaving a tip is taking food from their children’s plate. In many establishments the tip is…

One of the most in-demand well-paying jobs in the U.S. isn’t in Silicon Valley or on Wall Street, and you can train for it with an online course. It’s a subject close to my heart — I’m pursuing it myself. Financial advising is a fast-growing field that’s expected to soar in demand as fewer American…