NewsWatch: Are you waiting for house prices to drop during the next recession? Why you could have a very a long wait

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The last recession was caused in part by a downturn in the housing market. See full story.

I’m 40, will get a pension and have $60,000 saved for retirement. Should I borrow from it to pay off $17,500 in credit card debt?

He is hoping to be ‘stress free’ from debt See full story.

Coronavirus update: 638 deaths, 4 from Royal Caribbean ship in Bayonne to undergo testing, Foxconn to make surgical masks

There are now 31,424 confirmed cases of coronavirus worldwide and at least 638 people have died, according to the latest figures from the World Health Organization (WHO). See full story.

My retirement income is just $16,600 a year, but I want to retire in a beach town ‘where the sky is blue and the water warm’ — where should I go?

3 spots to consider See full story.

Holding on to a job after age 50 isn’t always easy

Getting to retirement can be just as hard as retirement, a new study shows See full story.

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Holy Crapuccino! A $9 Starbucks coffee may never seem quite so expensive again. See full story.