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Dear Dave, My husband and I are retired, we both receive nice pensions, and we owe $46,000 on our home. This is our only debt. I’m 65, he is 82, and we have more than $800,000 in variable annuities, along with substantial cash in savings. We also hav...

Dear Dave, My mom and dad have filed for bankruptcy and are on a fixed income of $2,200 a month. They gave up their house, and my wife and I helped them find an apartment. We’re also trying to give them other help while they’re getting back on their ...

Dear Dave, I’m 19 years old, and I’m putting myself through college debt-free. I usually work part time during the semesters, but right now I’m working full time. I have about $2,000 in mutual funds, and I was wondering if I should add my full-time w...

Have you thought about what life looks like after you get married? It’s easy to get so caught up in being engaged, booking your honeymoon, and planning for the big day that you forget all about life on the other side. But today, I want you to stop fo...

What if you saw a headline that said that a brilliant billionaire investor, whose every move is closely watched, had put on a trade that wasn’t widely known — and if it were, it might rumble through the markets? Would you click on that link? Now what...

Dear Dave, I’m 19 years old, and I’m putting myself through college debt-free. I usually work part time during the semesters, but right now I’m working full time. I have about $2,000 in mutual funds, and I was wondering if I should add my full-time w...

Dear Dave, My husband is a recovering heroin addict. He’s been clean for two years, but I still feel we shouldn’t keep cash in the house or give him unsupervised access to a bank account. He agrees with these precautions, even though he does need a l...

We all have that dream vacation that we plan to take “someday.” Maybe it’s a picnic right next to the Eiffel Tower. Or taking an African safari. Or waking up in a tiki hut on the crystal-clear ocean. Whatever it may be, “someday” can be closer to tod...

You’ve dreamt of owning a home for as long as you can remember. But lately, your dream has been more like a driving force than a twinkling in the eye. Perhaps your friends are all buying homes and pressuring you to do the same. Or maybe your rent jus...

Dear Dave, I’ve always heard that you shouldn’t ask a family member to be the executor of your will. What are your feelings about this? JOYCE Dear Joyce, I don’t necessarily agree with this line of thinking. In my mind, a family member who is compete...