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6 Things to Ask Before Hiring a Financial Advisor

If you are in the market for a financial advisor, here are the most important questions to ask your prospective advisor, and how to verify their answers.

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6 Things to Ask Before Hiring a Financial Advisor

6 Things to Ask Before Hiring a Financial Advisor

If you are in the market for a financial advisor, here are the most important questions to ask your prospective advisor, and how to verify their answers.

Michael Garry

4 Keys to a Successful Retirement

4 Keys to a Successful Retirement

These days, the risk of outliving your money in retirement is very real. Here's how to plan for a successful life once your working life is done.

Joseph Alfonso

What Happens to Your Social Security Benefits When You Die?

What Happens to Your Social Security Benefits When You Die?

If you rely on your spouse's Social Security check to pay your bills, you need to know what happens to that money when the recipient of those benefits dies.

Gerri Detweiler

Census: Child Care Costs on the Rise

Census: Child Care Costs on the Rise

A recent report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that child care costs are constantly going up, nearly doubling over the last 25 years.

Credit.com

Life After College: Are You Financially Ready?

Life After College: Are You Financially Ready?

If you're a college senior and getting worried about the financial future that awaits, these tips can help you prepare.

Shannon McNay

The Shocking Truth About Debt: It's Not a Financial Problem

The Shocking Truth About Debt: It's Not a Financial Problem

Debt is actually a personal problem that masquerades in financial clothing. That is why so many people have persistent problems with debt.

Todd Tresidder

5 Things You Should Make Instead of Buy

5 Things You Should Make Instead of Buy

Matt Jabs joined me on Talk Credit Radio to share recipes for several DIY cleaning and personal care products for those of us who want to get started.

Gerri Detweiler

Can You Collect Unemployment If You Quit Your Job?

Can You Collect Unemployment If You Quit Your Job?

Can You Collect Unemployment If You Quit Your Job?

Gerri Detweiler

The $83,000 Finger: Insurance May Not Protect You From Large Medical Bills

The $83,000 Finger: Insurance May Not Protect You From Large Medical Bills

Going out-of-network for medical care can mean large bills for consumers, despite paying for health insurance.

Gerri Detweiler

How Mark Boyle Lives on $0 a Year

How Mark Boyle Lives on $0 a Year

How Mark Boyle Lives on $0 a Year

Mark Frauenfelder

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