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Paying for college

Jun 3, 2011
Question: I'm an active-duty Air Force officer, and my wife and I are debating college-savings strategies for our son (1 yr old) and any other kids...

To HELOC or not to HELOC

Jun 2, 2011
Question: Hi Chris - my wife and I are considering taking out a small home equity loan or line of credit for a home project ($6-7K). We have plenty...

A frugal strategy

Jun 1, 2011
Question: My husband and I are in our 30s and we have a young son. My husband worked as a high school science teacher and I'm a museum curator. We...

Gold and taxes

May 31, 2011
Question: I've been fortunate to have put a bit of money into a gold ETF (GLD, for the record), one of the ones that actually just buys bullion,...

A new venture and pricing

May 27, 2011
Question: I am about three years from retirement. I am fortunate to have, at least for the moment, a good retirement system from which to draw and...

Working and saving in retirement

May 26, 2011
Question: I will retire at the end of this year but my intentions are to work somewhere else full-time and invest that entire paycheck in something...

Buy now, retire later

May 25, 2011
Question: My wife and I are in our early fifties and are planning/hoping to retire in 8-10 years. After using a few of the retirement calculators...

For public good, not for profit.

Parents and money

May 24, 2011
Question: My name is Vicki and I am 23 years old. I am married and my husband is currently in grad school. I am employed and am making enough to...

Options for the "timid investor"

May 23, 2011
Question: I have always been a very conservative investor (nothing more adventurous than shopping for CD rates). I'm retired and have sufficient...

Investing for a catastrophic future

May 20, 2011
Question: Recently I've read doom and gloom predictions about the US economy crashing into a depression as bad or worse as the 1930's due to the...