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Question: My husband and I are moving to a new town for our first career-track job. (We are graduate students; I am graduating and taking a job as...

Question: I am VERY worried about a financial meltdown in the U.S. because of a coming debt crisis which Congress won't do anything about until...

Question: I have an adjustable rate mortgage with a principal of $255,000; I'm going to refinance to a fixed rate this month and I expect a rate...

Question: My Father in law generously has gifted both my children $12,000 each. They are 23 and 25, not married, and no children. What would you...

Question: The company I work for just introduced the opportunity to choose a Roth option for our 401K investments. I've been working for ~19 years...

Question: Recently I've been considering new opportunities that would result in leaving my current employer. I am not yet fully vested in the...

Question: I am a 54-year-old single male earning $47,000 per year. Due to the fact that I have worked with an overseas relief organization (read:...

Question: I'm looking to buy a car now but at the same time looking to buying a house in the future. I have the money to buy the car outright, but...

Question: I recently got a new job where there is no employer sponsored retirement plan. I'm still young, only 26, but I don't have a lot of excess...

Question: A friend told me today that she pays off nearly all of her monthly credit card bill each month, but leaves $10. She does this on the...