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  • Question: On last Friday's show it was stated something to the effect: "congress will never let the FDIC run out of funds". What about the NCUSIF?…

  • Sep 24, 2008

    Fund 401(k)?

    Question: I am in my 30's and committed to a long term investment in my retirement. I have decided not to look at my 401k during this terrible…

  • Question: I have a municipal mm mutual fund with Fidelity. It is spread across all 50 states. The prospectus shows that for instance Lehman is the …

  • Question: If the government is now going to insure money market funds, will the return go down as the risk does? Carolyn, Tallahassee, FL…

  • Sep 19, 2008

    Credit unions

    Got this nice note this morning. It's an important reminder….

  • Sep 18, 2008

    Too big to fail?

    Question: Is Bank of America too big now to fail??? Do we have to few institutions? Jeff, Arlington, IN…

  • Question: I have my Roth IRA with Merrill Lynch, in what they call an MFA account. Also have my SEP there. Since the Bear Stearns debacle, I've…

  • Question: Hi! We have a 30 year fixed mortgage at 5.625% interest rate. We have $342,300 left to pay on the loan and currently pay $2,776 per month…

  • Question: My husband and I are 32 and 31. We have approximately 80K in retirement investments (SEP IRA, mutual funds) with Wells Fargo. We noticed…

  • Question: My girlfriend and I are both in our mid 50s and thinking ahead to where we want to live when we retire. Here's a summary of our current…