Host Tess Vigeland and Kathy Kristof of CBS MoneyWatch take your questions on retirement — like, how can a surfer in New Zealand save for her eventual American retirement? And is it crazy to borrow from retirement to buy a house?
Tess Vigeland talks to Professor Gary Chaison about the drastic career changes the fishermen, oystermen and other workers on the Gulf coast may have to make.
Host Tess Vigeland reads some of your thoughts on our recent coverage of retail rebates, kids and allowances and on paying — or not paying — for music.
Host Tess Vigeland and economics editor Chris Farrell take your questions on personal finance. This week we hear how a clumsy bike trick led to a credit score of zero, how Warren Buffett's neighbor hopes to pass his own fortune down to the next generation and why a future politician is nervous about how a personal bankruptcy could affect a run at public office.
Personal bankruptcies have been on the rise since the Great Recession, and with it, perhaps a decline in the stigma against throwing in the hat when your finances become too much.
Host Steve Chiotakis and MSN Money columnist Liz Pulliam Weston take your questions on how to ask a parent to co-sign a student loan, what to do after a co-signed parent declares bankruptcy and why paying off debt too quickly doesn't have any drawbacks, despite urban myths to the contrary.
If you didn't pay your taxes for the last 20 years and have a guilty conscience, Nina Olson, the IRS' taxpayer advocate, let's you know how to 'fess up, which may not be as painful as you'd think.
