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  • Question: I'm in the middle of a debate with myself as to whether my wife and I should continue to aggressively pay off a variable 4.5% HELOC or if…

  • Question: I am 62 years old and have very little retirement saving, totaling $65,000. I have two (10 and 8 years old) kids and three adults. The…

  • Question: My husband has a consolidated private student loan of $47,000. Our interest rate is 9% which seems really high for this market. We pay a…

  • Question: I just started a job as a professor. I have a 9 month salary. I know many institutions divide a nine-month salary into twelve paychecks,…

  • Question: Do I need to know my credit score? I check my credit report at least once year. I don't currently have any debt. I don't foresee buying a…

  • Question: We're a family of 3, and I'm about 40yrs old. We are considering a refinance of our house to get a better rate. We're fine financially -…

  • Question: My wife and I own a home that is currently worth at least 350 to 375 thousand. We have refinanced several times over the 40 years we have…

  • Sep 20, 2011

    A Roth and a fee

    Question: I am a full time student and have a small Roth IRA. I had no plans to withdraw any money before retirement until I received a…

  • Question: I was recently pre-approved for a mortgage loan, but was outbid on the home. I then applied to three companies to get comparative quotes…

  • Question: Hello — My wife and I together have ~$330,000 in student loans from professional school. I have $2,000.00 every month to save / invest /…

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