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Dear Dave, My father-in-law passed away earlier this year. Since then, my wife and I have faced a dilemma because of the inheritance. Her dad had several life insurance policies, and he left one to her and one to each of her siblings. The one he left...

The cryptocurrency market is in upheaval, in concert with, and reflecting investor concerns in managing traditional capital market volatility. Cryptocurrency is the latest evolution in the chain of mediums of exchange. There have been numerous adapta...

Dear Dave, Sometimes on vacation trips I like to check out casinos. I always account for the money I wager in my budget, and I never spend more than I’ve allotted. How do you feel about gambling at a casino, as long as you limit your spending this wa...

US capital markets are crashing – when have we seen this before, and how many times have we experienced it? It’s probably the first time if you are a young investor, for the rest of us it is déjà vu all over again. It’s nothing new; the cause may be ...

Dear Dave, I live with my boyfriend, and we have a baby together. I brought debt into the relationship, and I’m using your debt snowball method to pay it off, but he is debt-free. We have quite a few shared expenses that we split 50-50, but that mean...

Soaring inflation has upended the financial markets this year, resulting in sliding asset prices and elevated volatility. Cautious investors continue to brace for unfriendly central bank policies designed to cap the steadily rising prices of goods a...

Student loans have become quite the hot-button topic. And it’s no wonder why. According to the Federal Reserve, the United States owes over $1.6 trillion of student loan debt – yeah, that’s trillion with a “t”. It seems like everyone is trying to so...

A little over a week ago, the not-yet-even-named hurricane Alex blew through the southern Atlantic coast of Florida, storm surges and rain bursts flooding the streets of Miami in knee-deep water, stranding cars, motorists, pedestrians, air flights, a...

Starting with a reader comment: “After reviewing the Dalbar Quantitative Analysis of Investment Behaviour report that measured average investors against the performance of the S&P 500 equity index over the last 30 years, where for every one of those ...

Teenagers who completed a personal finance class in high school would rather put $500 in the bank than buy a smartphone. You read that right. With personal finance education under their belts, students are three times as likely to choose saving money...