My son asked me to set up a 529 plan for his 5-year-old daughter. My granddaughter says, ‘Who’s nana?’ Should I set up a college trust fund for a child who does not even know who I am?
'I have ducked and waffled on my answer.'
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‘Much of the estate has been designated as transfer-on-death to avoid probate.’
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‘There is always a loophole that leaves me indebted to student loans.’
‘The backlash to quiet quitting smacks of another attempt by the ruling class to get workers back under their thumbs:’ Am I wrong?
'Quiet quitting is a perfect example of employees managing up.'
I set up a company with friends. It has sales of $1 million. Two partners hijacked control of the bank accounts, and want to push others out. What can we do?
‘I suggested we pay them salaries like any other employee, on top of their profit share. They did not seem to like this idea.’
‘My brother and I have been seeing her darker side’: My father is worth $3 million, but my stepmother only looks out for her own 6 kids. How do I protect my inheritance?
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'I am maxing out my retirement accounts — IRA and 401(k) — and looking to retire in less than 10 years.'
My aunt left me her home after I took care of her for 12 years. Her brother, my uncle, won’t speak to me. I offered to give him the house. What more can I do?
‘Her brother, my uncle, assisted her with the initial down payment when she purchased the home back in 1990.’
My second husband would like to inherit part of my home as he pays half the mortgage. I want 100% to go to my children. Who’s right?
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‘I have nothing from my father. Not a single scrap of anything’: My father took his own life, and my stepmother took everything he owned. How can I make this right?
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