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  • Question: I am getting laid off at the end of this year. I have been at the company for 12 years and have a decent nest egg in my 401k. What is the…

  • Question: I have a Citi Bank credit card as my primary credit card. The account is in good standing with no debt, but what happens if Citi Bank…

  • Nov 21, 2008

    Stay the course?

    Question: Hi, Chris. Like everyone else, my company retirement savings plan is way way down–56% off, to be exact. I'm 38 so I don't need the money…

  • Nov 20, 2008

    Credit problems

    Question: I have been working to eliminate my personal revolving debt for more than five years by paying the minimum monthly or more. It is evident…

  • Nov 19, 2008

    Buy a home?

    Question: My fiancé and I are trying to decide whether or not it is a good time for us to buy a house. I am a PhD candidate earning a stipend and…

  • Nov 18, 2008

    Emergency savings

    Question: This is a basic question, but with everything that is going on I am confused. I am starting a job and I want to begin setting aside an…

  • Question: If you own mutual funds through a company such as Vanguard or Fidelity, what happens if the company goes bankrupt. Do you still own the…

  • Question: We are currently relocated for a year in Bangalore, India with a July 2009 date to come home. My husband is an IT consultant who has a…

  • Nov 13, 2008

    Co-sign a loan?

    Question: My daughter and son-in-law have an empty "underwater" condo. We all shudder at the thought of renting it out! It's hurting them to be…

  • Question: I am the 22 year-old mother of a 6 month-old daughter. I am currently unemployed while I take classes to complete my college education…

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