This article was written by guest blogger Eva Rosenberg. My brother and I have been working since we were in our early teens. Like many teens, not knowing anything about taxes, I just let my dad take care of any necessary filings until I moved out at age 18. When Should You Start Filing Tax [...]
Recently, a friend asked me to look over his mother’s holdings. His mother is in her late 60s, recently divorced, and on her own financially for the first time. She decided to go with the financial advisor rep at her local bank for some free investment help. Because she didn’t pay for any sort of [...]
A Wall Street rebound early today after six weeks of losses suggests that bargain-hungry investors have been enticed back into the market. However, the housing starts report expected later this week could send limited gains back the way they came. The market is down nearly 7 percent from a yearly high achieved on April 29, [...]
What's Happening With The Economy on the Ilyce Glink Show June 12, 2011: It was yet another unpleasant week for the nation's economy. The Dow Industrials fell for the sixth week in a row, first time unemployment claims jumped to 427,000 and continued high prices at the gas pump placed a strain on overburdened family [...]
It was a tough week for the U.S. economy: The Dow Industrials fell nearly 200 points to wind up at 11,951. It's the sixth week in a row. The Dow suffered its longest slump through 2002. Blue-chip index fell below 12,000 for the first time since March. S&P 500 lost 2.2% this week to [...]
On today's Clark Howard Show, Earl called in and said his wife's purse had been stolen. He wanted to put a credit freeze on her credit history. I thought he might also want to file for a 90-day fraud alert. Here's what you have to do if you want to file a fraud alert or [...]
Q: My husband and I lost our home to foreclosure in October, 2007 after my husband lost his job. We really want to become homeowner's again and were wondering about the benefits of signing up with one of the non-profit housing agencies that offers a fix-up-your-credit program. Do you know anything about them and if [...]
I received yet another letter from a homeowner struggling to decide whether to do a strategic default, and leave the house he loves or to stay in a neighborhood that is now in a serious downward spiral. I’m printing the letter, my response, and his follow-up because I think it’s emblematic of the choice so [...]
Q: About 3 years ago my neighbor moved out and abandoned her home. Now I find that the house will be auctioned off for tax delinquency. The starting bid is very low. I would like to bid on and try to buy this home, and then use it as a rental property. I know about [...]
Q: The lawyers my boss hired got together with a defense lawyer and started making "concessions" with each other on the cases they were working. To me, that is throwing the case for their own benefit and charging the clients anyway. The defense lawyer is a lawyer working for free. I also pointed out that [...]
