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  • Question: Is there any advantage to having both an IRA and a 401k? When I quit my job, the 401k that I had was rolled over into an IRA. When I…

  • Question: In all the extensive discussions on your show (and Diane Rehm's show) regarding short sales and mortgage principal write down's by…

  • Question: Can you untangle what the student loan reform provision in the health care bill means for current borrowers in repayment? I read that…

  • Question: I'm 31 and have a good chunk of cash in an online savings account, saving it for a home down payment. I see at bankrate.com that there…

  • Question: I'm a widow with a 22 year old son that graduated from a UC school last June. Upon graduation my son had to find his own health…

  • Jul 30, 2010

    Roth-IRA

    Question: My wife is a teacher and has a 403b. We also have a Roth IRA set up for her as well. My accountant says that she can only have the 403b…

  • Question: Hello Chris: I just finished your new book and I'm delighted with your simple approach. Money management advice that I can understand! I…

  • Question: If one has an extra $200 per month to invest or save, would it be best to invest it in a 401(k), pay it towards the principal on a…

  • Jul 27, 2010

    Mortgage and taxes

    Question: We will finish paying off our mortgage in four years. If all goes as planned, once we retire (shortly after), we will be mortgage-free….

  • Jul 27, 2010

    Lease a car

    Question: My wife and I both have older cars that are paid off and are considering upgrading one of the cars to something newer. The car we would…

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