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A debt elimination strategy

Oct 5, 2010
Question: Our family of six is currently living in a home that is worth significantly less than the $227,000 we owe on the first mortgage and $35...

Anemic rates of return on savings

Oct 4, 2010
Question: My wife and I have been putting our extra savings money into CD's at our Credit Union in order to have it be liquid but make us money....

Savings vs debt

Oct 1, 2010
Question: I'm a 24-year-old who makes ~$60K a year, living in a very expensive city with ~$50K of student loan debt (I hold a masters). My question...

Student loans and tax deduction

Sep 30, 2010
Question: I recently got married and inherited a student loan. Lets say its 22k with 5k of capitalized interest. My understanding is that I can...

How to save more

Sep 29, 2010
Question: I need help in developing a saving plan. I have a steady/stable job, a house, and a retirement plan to which my employer contributes 10%...

Peer-to-peer lending

Sep 28, 2010
Question: We have 3 kids (6,3,1), a 250k house mortgage, a zero-interest car loan, no credit card debt, and 529 plans for the kids (with not enough...

Building up credit score

Sep 27, 2010
Question: My husband and I have been recently married (over a year now) and both of our credit ratings are probably 300 each or even non-existent....

For public good, not for profit.

Fiduciary responsibility? Or is "suitable" enough

Sep 24, 2010
Question: Do the new financial regulations make the "fiduciary responsibility" of a broker to his client into a situation whereby the broker or his...

Should I go for a trifecta

Sep 23, 2010
Question: I am 28 years old. I have a solid full time job (earn $48k per year). I am planning on starting grad school part time this fall. Work...

A home in 5 years

Sep 22, 2010
Question: My husband and I are paying our scheduled payments on our current home mortgage and student loans. We don't have any other debt. We have...