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  • Jan 16, 2008

    Budgeting

    Question: I will finish my Ph.D. in June 2008 in business. Because my income over the past five years has been variable (from unpredictable…

  • Question: I got a personal call from my bank the other day: they lowered their interests rates and could give me a home equity loan for 7.5% … as…

  • Question: I'm a weekly listener via podcasts and thank you for all the good advice. So the question: My co-worker mentioned that I could trade my…

  • Jan 11, 2008

    IRA or Vacation?

    Question: Ten years ago, I left my previous employer with a 401K worth $2,500 and invested the money in an IRA. Its value at the time of this e…

  • Jan 9, 2008

    Student Loans

    Question: A few weeks ago you advised a woman with a college-age daughter that there was not a big advantage to paying off her student loan early….

  • Question: In the past few years of following the financial news and your program, I've come to see the Money Market fund as a stable place for…

  • Question: My wife and I are 60 and plan to retire at 62. My question is this: We're considering selling our home upon retirement and basically…

  • Jan 5, 2008

    Getting Personal

    Getting Personal
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    In the first Getting Personal of the new year, host Tess Vigeland and economics editor Chris Farrell tackle everything from buying a very expensive engagement ring to giving stock to another person.

  • Question: I have a monthly mortgage of $786.33. I've been offered a deal where I pay $394.17 every 2 weeks, or $1 more per month. They state I'll…

  • Question: I'm currently not in the paying workforce while I take care of my infant son. Besides the obvious large loss of income, I'm concerned…