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  • Jun 27, 2009

    Getting debt help

    Question: My daughter recently lost her job in Las Vegas, NV, had to vacate an apartment & will be unable to complete the lease. She forfeited…

  • Question: My only debt after I sell my house will be a student loan. Here is the info on that loan:…

  • Jun 25, 2009

    IRA contributions

    Question: My 18 year old daughter is graduating high school and going on to college. She has had odd jobs, but has earned no more than $600. I…

  • Question: I am trying to balance saving enough money in case I lose my job and paying down my current (and increasing) student loan debt. I work…

  • Question: My wife and I have an Adjustable Rate Mortgage on our home with a current interest rate of 6.125%. We recently received two letters from…

  • Question: I am a first time homeowner ready to go ahead with the purchase except for the dreaded "lock" of the interest rate. My closing is set for…

  • Question: I'm interested in finding a good investment for inflationary times. This would be about 7% of my retirement portfolio; around 10,000 in…

  • Question: The company I work for offers a 401k, both normal pre-tax contributions and after-tax contributions, and also a Roth-401K. Can you please…

  • Jun 16, 2009

    Assume a mortgage

    Question: I own a house in Tennessee. An investor offered to buy the house by keeping my mortgage in place in order to save him the cost of getting…

  • Question: I was part of a "downsizing" in late January from an IT software vendor in New York City. During my tenure at the firm I was contributing…

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