Venessa Wong
Personal Finance Reporter at MarketWatch
Personal finance reporter at @MarketWatch. Former BuzzFeed News and Businessweek. Send tips to [email protected]. DMs open.
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5 days ago |
marketwatch.com | Andrew Keshner |Venessa Wong
TaxWatch‘I think we’re starting to feel the pressure,’ says one tax adviserPublished: May 10, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. ETWealthy households have a playbook to minimize the tax hit if the Republican tax bill includes a 39.6% rate, experts say.
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2 weeks ago |
marketwatch.com | Venessa Wong
Even seasoned financial advisers say that while the basic rules of personal finance still apply in 2025, the speed and intensity of recent stock-market swings have been unlike previous bouts of volatility. Many Americans are very worried about the economy these days, but there are steps you can take right now to future-proof your finances. The U.S. economy shrank by 0.3% in the first three months of 2025, advance estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis show.
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2 weeks ago |
marketwatch.com | Andrew Keshner |Aarthi Sathya Swaminathan |Venessa Wong
“Consumers are getting increasingly pessimistic,” according to one expert. The economic plans of President Donald Trump make Daniella Knight nervous. More than a little. “I’m terrified, to be honest,” said the Annapolis, Md., mother of three, who worries about what tariffs could mean for a trip to the store if costs go up.
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2 weeks ago |
marketwatch.com | Venessa Wong |Aarthi Sathya Swaminathan
Americans’ worries about the looming impact of tariffs are rising, yet consumer prices remained relatively stable in President Trump’s first months in office. After years of high inflation, President Donald Trump won back the White House on a promise to lower prices and improve Americans’ personal finances. “As president, I’m fighting every day to … make America affordable again,” he said in his joint address to Congress in March.
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2 weeks ago |
morningstar.com | Venessa Wong |Aarthi Sathya Swaminathan
By Venessa Wong and Aarthi Swaminathan Prices were relatively stable in Trump's first months in office. Yet the stock market erased trillions in household wealth, and consumers are worried about the looming impact of tariffs. After years of high inflation, President Donald Trump won back the White House on a promise to lower prices and improve Americans' personal finances. "As president, I'm fighting every day to ...
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The economy shrank in Q1, and is "is on the precipice" of a recession. Here are 10 money rules for 2025 to keep your wealth from shrinking with it. https://t.co/6yEaG2Py4U via @MarketWatch
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