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  • Question: My mortgage is through Taylor Bean and Whitaker which has just been implicated in a fraud scandal, (which made headlines in August.) When…

  • Sep 29, 2009

    Get rid of escrow

    Question: My husband and I refinanced last year and since then our mortgage has been sold twice. We have always paid in a timely manner and we have…

  • Question: My wife and I are in our mid 30s and we decided to take a gamble back in Jan 09 when everyone said the world was coming to an end. We…

  • Question: After listening twice to your recent commentary about Wall Street and having recently read Robert Reich's blog titled 'The Continuing…

  • Question: I am buying my first home. I've been a diligent saver, and have enough for 20% of the down payment. I wonder what the drawback is to…

  • Question: I retired in 2007 from a university. My retirement funds are with TIAA-CREF, split roughly in half in 2 annuities. One is a fixed annuity…

  • Sep 17, 2009

    401(k) money

    Question: Do I have to remove my money from my 401k when I retire from my company (UPS) even if I don't need it at the time of retirement? I know I…

  • Question: First of all, I really like your steady and reliable counsel. You have a great style too. Here's my question: I believe someone released…

  • Question: I'm a professor at Duke University. However, I used to work at a state university, and in the 7 years I worked there, I did not…

  • Sep 12, 2009

    Buying gold

    Question: What is the best way to add some gold to your investment portfolio? It is best to buy shares in a mutual fund, or just buy gold? Andrew,…

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