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Custodial accounts, Part Two

Nov 17, 2010
Question: Hi Chris, I went through all the questions in your blog about saving for college. You mentioned several times about 529. I have not heard...

Money for a young daughter

Nov 16, 2010
Question: My daughter was born on January 1st, 2010 and I was thinking about her financial future. I wanted to opened a Roth IRA for her and...

Targeting debt payments

Nov 15, 2010
Question: Hi, after our recent marriage my wife and I received a nice sum of money from generous friends and relatives ($5,000). With help from our...

Struggling with debt

Nov 12, 2010
Question: I have four credit cards with over $27,000 on them. Three are within $50 of their limit and one is $1000 over the limit....

Slash debt by draining savings?

Nov 11, 2010
Question: My wife and I bought a new car a year ago with a 6% interest rate and have about $14,000 of the loan left to pay over the next four years...

Good riddance to bank

Nov 10, 2010
Question: My wife and I recently moved back to the city after several years in farm country. This was primarily a financial decision, she took a...

The season to pay off mortgage

Nov 9, 2010
Question: We've been great savers over the last 20 years. Have had the luxury of being in high tech professions and respectfully compensated. We...

For public good, not for profit.

Al Gore and TIPS

Nov 8, 2010
Question: Hello, I have never purchased a bond and wanted to look into the inflation-protected bonds discussed in the 10-26-10 story. I went to the...

Savings and the single Mom

Nov 5, 2010
Question: I will be 44 years old on the 27th of this month, am the mother of three young boys and am about to be a divorcee. As I start over, my...

A college savings plan for retirement

Nov 4, 2010
Question: I have saved reasonably well and own investment property, coupling those with what I will receive in retirement benefits, I expect to...