Custodial investment accounts for minors have surged in popularity.

Japan’s Nikkei is poised to break the record it set more than 34 years ago. A broker who survived the crash that followed shares what he learned.

Agents used to find good policies for clients easily. Now they struggle to get them any coverage at all.

Young adults are rejecting the finance guru’s advice to live frugally while getting out of debt.

Here are some of the major companies whose stocks moved on the week’s news.

Major U.S. indexes finished the week lower, led Friday by real estate and technology stocks, after hotter-than-expected inflation readings.

Trading in Digital World Acquisition is evoking the meme-stock craze.

When investors see an ETF promoting a sky-high yield, they may forget what they should have learned in Investing 101.

Companies with dominant shareholders have a record of outperformance, but the wheels can come off quickly in a crisis.

The tax-prep process can help Americans grapple with their financial future. Make sure you’re paying attention to the stuff that matters.

Higher Treasury yields are adding an extra trillion-plus dollars in deficit spending.

Retail sales and industrial production both dipped in January, but there were some encouraging signs.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said the bank had made sufficient progress revamping systems that guard against customer harm.

We answer our readers’ questions about estimated taxes.

High rates and less-generous subsidies have pushed some rooftop solar companies into bankruptcy, and even survivors will have an uphill battle.

New Switch console and ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ are on the horizon, but big game publishers Electronic Arts and Take-Two are expected to see only modest growth this year.

Lilac has raised $145 million from Bill Gates’s Breakthrough Energy Ventures and other investors.

Commercial mortgage-backed securities make a troubling proxy for the loans on banks’ balance sheets.

History is littered with financial companies that were undone by one bad bet. Investors are worried that B. Riley Financial will be one of them.

WSJ readers share unexpected costs they’ve incurred from owning a dog.

Ally and Ricardo Noriega have turned her former part-time hobby into a full-time enterprise. It’s pretty lucrative—and a lot of work.

What investors can learn from five popular valuation models.

Insurers are likely to favor margins over growth, meaning benefits such as gym memberships might go.

The export boom has hitched U.S. prices to volatile global markets.

Parents are supporting their adult children for far longer than in prior generations, leading to tough conversations about cutting the financial cord.

Fast growth in clean energy and EVs boosts estimates by $428 billion while cutting emissions.

A financial adviser has suggestions on how he can create a better financial safety net—and pay off some debt.

The differing fortunes of Australian wine and coal—two export industries targeted by China—offer clues as to how future trade conflicts could unfold.

A financial adviser says Simon Alford shows unusual financial maturity for his age. But, she says, he might consider spending more on things he enjoys.

The regional lender is seeking funds and considering asset sales after its stock plunged.