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At What Age Should You Collect a Social Security Spousal Benefit? Sep. 19, 2018
Dear Readers: I recently received two questions about collecting Social Security spousal benefits. I... Read More
Cosmic Conundrums Sep. 18, 2018
Today is an effect of our past and yet maybe we wouldn't have predicted it. Today is the cause of ou... Read More
Watching the Watchdog on College Loans Sep. 18, 2018
A top federal regulator of the student loan industry resigned in protest last month from the Consume... Read More
How Can I Avoid Scams that Target the Elderly? Sep. 12, 2018
Dear Carrie: I'm 72, and I've been hearing a lot lately about scams targeting the elderly. I feel li... Read More
Tips to Help Young People Turn Financial Optimism Into Positive Action Aug. 29, 2018
Dear Readers: A recent Schwab survey about the money attitudes of young millennials (ages 21 to 25) ... Read More
Don't Let the Fed End the Trump Prosperity Aug. 28, 2018
There's an old cliche that the Federal Reserve likes to take away the punch bowl just when the party... Read More
Trouble 'Child' in His 50s Aug. 24, 2018
Dear Annie: I'm writing about my 53-year-old stepson, "Sam." I helped to raise Sam starting when he ... Read More
Own Your Own Business? Aug. 15, 2018
Dear Carrie, I'm 35 and am the sole proprietor of a small business. I've always been a good saver a... Read More
Octopuses for Breakfast Aug. 11, 2018
Vice President Mike Pence announced plans for Space Force, a new military branch that presumably wou... Read More
Ignorant Sanders Aug. 08, 2018
Sen. Bernie Sanders is all over the internet! New York Magazine says he is "quietly building a digi... Read More
Monopoly or Democracy? Aug. 08, 2018
America's political history has been written in the fierce narrative of war — not only our cou... Read More
Broken Faith on Deficits Aug. 01, 2018
Have you heard the latest news? The sun rose in the east this morning. Also, it turns out that cutti... Read More
Prove Them Right Jul. 30, 2018
Dear Annie: My niece is transgender (she's a boy who wants to be a girl). She needs to take a hormon... Read More
None of Her Business Jul. 27, 2018
Dear Annie: I visit my family every summer and help my aging mother with her huge yard. About a deca... Read More
Taking Advantage of Mom Jul. 26, 2018
Dear Annie: I am a middle child, with an elder sister and a younger brother. We are all within 10 ye... Read More
How to Explain Trump's Behavior Jul. 20, 2018
We may never know what took place behind closed doors in Helsinki between President Donald Trump and... Read More
Acknowledging an Empty Card Jul. 19, 2018
Dear Annie: My daughter graduated from high school a few weeks ago and had sent out announcements to... Read More
Is Interest on a HELOC Still Tax-Deductible? Jul. 18, 2018
Dear Carrie, My wife and I have a $500,000 mortgage on our house and now want to tap into our HELOC... Read More
'Helping' the Poor Jul. 18, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: I'm active in my church, doing God's work for the poor and homeless, and we've done ... Read More
Don't Let Nonprofits Hide Political Donations Jul. 12, 2018
Once upon a time, liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans, incumbents and challengers ... Read More
