Finance Blog Check our some recent articles and posts. October 12, 2024 ‘I want the calls and letters to stop’: My mother died owing $17,000 in credit-card debt. The creditors want their money. Will I have to sell her house? “My mom passed away in May from Alzheimer’s. I was her primary caretaker.” October 12, 2024 My mother-in-law stole $25,000 from my husband’s emergency fund. We donated to charity rather than give her a birthday gift — and she cried foul. “As his power of attorney, she had access to his emergency fund.” October 12, 2024 ‘I am now an empty nester’: I encouraged my two adult sons to move out. I was anxious and scared — now my heart is full ‘With the sale of the house, I was able to pay off some small debts, and now I am 100% debt free’ October 12, 2024 ‘No one writes about “rich guy” early retirement’: My wife and I earn $300,000 a year and have $3.75 million. We have 3 kids. When can I quit working? “I’ve been lucky to have a terrific job in finance for the past 25 years.” October 12, 2024 ‘He’s 70 and fairly wealthy’: I met the love of my life three years ago. How do I politely ask that he include me in his will? “His two sons are against any kind of commitment between us, as their dad has had two failed marriages.” October 12, 2024 ‘I don’t want to spend my remaining days living hand to mouth’: I divorced my husband and remarried. Can I claim his Social Security? “I hope that it doesn’t trigger my ex-husband. He has a short fuse.” October 12, 2024 ‘Their house was purchased with my family money’: My late father left a life estate to his second wife. She’s only 10 years older than me. How can I undo this? “Apparently the probate laws in Florida are different, perhaps superseding the will.” October 12, 2024 Leaving the U.S. to live abroad? Plan now to avoid an unexpected homecoming. Relocating to a new country — whether to retire or just for a year or two — carries risks October 12, 2024 Will the U.S. stock market crash this month? Why an October surprise can’t be ruled out. Huge one-day plunges are rare, but the probability is not zero — particularly in October. October 12, 2024 How this 34-year-old went from working in retail to owning her own restaurant Jackie Podhurst worked for Target and Macy’s before opening a restaurant in New Jersey.
October 12, 2024 ‘I want the calls and letters to stop’: My mother died owing $17,000 in credit-card debt. The creditors want their money. Will I have to sell her house? “My mom passed away in May from Alzheimer’s. I was her primary caretaker.”
October 12, 2024 My mother-in-law stole $25,000 from my husband’s emergency fund. We donated to charity rather than give her a birthday gift — and she cried foul. “As his power of attorney, she had access to his emergency fund.”
October 12, 2024 ‘I am now an empty nester’: I encouraged my two adult sons to move out. I was anxious and scared — now my heart is full ‘With the sale of the house, I was able to pay off some small debts, and now I am 100% debt free’
October 12, 2024 ‘No one writes about “rich guy” early retirement’: My wife and I earn $300,000 a year and have $3.75 million. We have 3 kids. When can I quit working? “I’ve been lucky to have a terrific job in finance for the past 25 years.”
October 12, 2024 ‘He’s 70 and fairly wealthy’: I met the love of my life three years ago. How do I politely ask that he include me in his will? “His two sons are against any kind of commitment between us, as their dad has had two failed marriages.”
October 12, 2024 ‘I don’t want to spend my remaining days living hand to mouth’: I divorced my husband and remarried. Can I claim his Social Security? “I hope that it doesn’t trigger my ex-husband. He has a short fuse.”
October 12, 2024 ‘Their house was purchased with my family money’: My late father left a life estate to his second wife. She’s only 10 years older than me. How can I undo this? “Apparently the probate laws in Florida are different, perhaps superseding the will.”
October 12, 2024 Leaving the U.S. to live abroad? Plan now to avoid an unexpected homecoming. Relocating to a new country — whether to retire or just for a year or two — carries risks
October 12, 2024 Will the U.S. stock market crash this month? Why an October surprise can’t be ruled out. Huge one-day plunges are rare, but the probability is not zero — particularly in October.
October 12, 2024 How this 34-year-old went from working in retail to owning her own restaurant Jackie Podhurst worked for Target and Macy’s before opening a restaurant in New Jersey.
