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A safe place for savings

Sep 7, 2010
Question: I work for a small startup company and because of sparse resources at the company, I received all of my paychecks at once (after taxes)...

Changes in interest rates

Sep 3, 2010
Question: I am about to take a private education loan to pay for medical school. The banks have made it very clear to me that interest rates on my...

What to ask a financial planner

Sep 2, 2010
Question: I am looking into getting in touch with a financial planner. A credit union that I have an account with offers financial planning as a...

Getting started on saving for retirement

Sep 1, 2010
Question: I have two questions; the past 3 1/2 years I've had some bad luck a death in the family, family illness, and a divorce. Thinking about...

Consolidate accounts

Aug 31, 2010
Question: My wife and I both have retirement funds and other investment accounts at various former employers or other investment locations. We've...

Help with parents retirement

Aug 30, 2010
Question: I have a question about retirement - not for me, but for my parents. My dad has been incredibly generous with his money to each of us...

Mortgage interest vs. mortgage deduction

Aug 27, 2010
Question: After getting yelled at by my father in law for even suggesting the idea, I'm wondering if paying off our mortgage early is a good...

For public good, not for profit.

Getting started on planning for retirement

Aug 26, 2010
Question: I am 51 and an independent consultant/writer. Love my work, but it keeps me poor. Due to resolved disability issues, I only entered the...

Free Credit Report

Aug 25, 2010
Question: Your commentators always suggest it is a good idea to obtain a "free" credit report from each of the three credit-reporting agencies....

First credit card

Aug 24, 2010
Question: My 26 year old son is unable to get a credit card and would like to begin to establish a credit rating. We have gone with him and...