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  • Question: I was into my safe deposit box and found some shares of Chemical Waste Management, Inc that was taken over by WMX Technologies in 1994….

  • Question: I took money out of my 401K to get my home out of foreclosure because I lost my job. Do I have to pay taxes and penalty on that money?…

  • Question: I was wondering if I should look at putting my emergency fund in a ROTH IRA. That way in case of emergency I can withdraw my cash…

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  • Across the country, states are tackling rising budget deficits. And as economics correspondent Chris Farrell explains, health care is at the heart of federal and state deficits.

  • Question: I recently graduated with my Masters Degree and am working as a librarian. I have some substantial student loan debt. I qualify for the…

  • Question: My wife and I have been working with a financial adviser for many years and have been quite satisfied with his advice and in general…

  • Feb 22, 2011

    Freeze it

    Question: I read that I can I initiate a credit freeze for $10 to each of the three bureaus. I also hear about the problems with identity theft. I…

  • Question: We received quotes for 20-year level term life insurance ($1 million) and found that there is a $600 annual difference between the…

  • Question: Some friends at retirement age have invested all of their savings in one family of mutual funds, a well respected fund (Templeton). My…

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