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Negative interest rates in Europe

Terry, As a matter of curiosity, why wouldn’t a European saver (say, in Germany) buy US Treasury bills/notes at c...

Certified Financial Planners — and a thank you

This isn’t a question; it’s a thank you. You have often recommended that your readers consult a Certified Financial Planner..

Using IRA but avoiding CD penalty

I have several IRAs at my local bank. Each is in a bank CD from separate years. None of them..

Cut Student Rates (Column Response)

This question may be way out of line, but I really liked your column on “Student loan debt needs sensible..

Student loan debt (Column response)

Not a personal question, but I enjoyed your student loan article. I’ve been told Swedish, or maybe German, students, despite..

Student loan debt (Column response)

The mean debt for student loans, using the values published in your column, is $40,000. That’s about the price of..

Do we really need a will?

My husband has cancer and hopefully has about two years. Our home is in both our names and he only..

Left over parents’ investments

I thought everything was closed or divided between my brother and I but there are two things that are still..

Inherited money from a friend

How to pay less taxes on money from a friend

Book about money management and investing for teenagers.

Please recommend a book for my teenagers working summer jobs and with Roth IRAs about money management and especially investing...

Purchasing real estate before marriage

Our son and his fiancée want to buy a condo together now before their wedding in a year. Is that..

Money investment

If you had $100.000 and your 60yrs old where would you invest it?

Annual gift tax exemptions

Hi Terry, my adult daughter is going through a rough time and I would like to give her some financial..

Financial ramifications if wife with Alzheimer’s goes on Medicaid

I have a close friend who is supporting his wife in an assisted living facility private pay with her social..

Unclaimed property laws!

How do I go about claiming my unclaimed shares from the state for my property. Thanks

Changing state of residence

Like thousands of others, we’re looking to bail out of IL. Our local atty has fallen out of favor. Do..

retirement account

can a retirement account be set up for an adult child. He do not work because of his medical condition.. ..

401K

HELLO TERRY I HAVE A QUESTION I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME WITH CAN COMPANY YOU WORK FOR OPP YOU..

Price of gas house furnaces

I have a professional furnace installer and I want to buy at discount gas Furnaces and it seems no one..

Finding a non-family Estate Executor…

Terry, How can I find a bank or other institution that could act as my estate’s executor administer my estate..

money

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