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It’s a nightmare for families and their financial advisers: a parent or client with Alzheimer’s and significant money to manage.
Those with elderly clients know the potential for trouble. Should they execute an unusual order to sell or buy from a cl...
DATE: Apr 04, 2015
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Personal Finance
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Dear Dave,
What’s your opinion on rewarding children with money for getting good grades in school?
Joe
Dear Joe,
Honestly, I don’t have a strong opinion about it one way or the other. We didn’t pay our children for good grades, but I can’t really th...
DATE: Mar 28, 2015
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Personal Finance
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Dear Dave,
My daughter is in her late 20s, and she has a good job making $50,000 a year. The other day, she told me she has $15,000 in credit card debt and has financed an expensive car she’s upside down on. Her apartment costs $600 a month, and she...
DATE: Mar 21, 2015
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Personal Finance
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Dear Dave,
I have a problem with impulse spending. I switched to a debit card so that the money comes straight out of my checking account, but I still buy things I know I shouldn’t. Should I stop using the card?
LAUREN
Dear Lauren,
Debit cards are g...
DATE: Mar 14, 2015
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Personal Finance
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DAVE SAYS by Dave Ramsey
Dear Dave,
I’d like to send my children to a private school, and they would begin classes the same month we’ll finally be out of debt. We would have to pay this out over the course of the school year, so would you consider th...
DATE: Mar 07, 2015
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Personal Finance
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Cathy Egan has been supporting herself since she was 18, when she worked as a waitress in Minneapolis. Her 23-year-old son lives at home and relies on his single mother for transportation, food, and other expenses. Egan, now 50, only began putting mo...
DATE: Mar 07, 2015
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Personal Finance
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Dear Dave,
Should you budget for mad money, or just carrying around cash, when you’re trying to get out of debt?
AURORA
Dear Aurora,
What really matters is the amount of mad money you allow yourself to have. Everyone needs a little pocket money. It’...
DATE: Feb 28, 2015
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Personal Finance
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Dear Dave, I’m 30 and debt-free. Do you think I should stop making contributions to my pension fund for a year in order to save up an emergency fund?
— Beth
Dear Beth,
Yes, I do. But it shouldn’t take you a year to set aside an emergency fund i...
DATE: Feb 21, 2015
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Personal Finance
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Dear Dave,
I’m retired, and currently I have about five per cent of my retirement savings in gold and silver I’ve been acquiring over the last few years. I’ve seen gold prices decline significantly, and I’m wondering if I should hang on to it as a sa...
DATE: Feb 14, 2015
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Personal Finance
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Dear Dave,
I have a student loan in default that is now being handled by a collections agency. They want me to pay the entire $20,000 now, or consolidate it with $16,000 in collection fees added. Are these my only options?
— Rebecca
Dear Rebecca,
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DATE: Feb 07, 2015
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Personal Finance
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