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My stepmother wants me to relinquish my rights to my father’s estate. What now?
Unfortunately, he died unexpectedly last September. He had been battling a terminal…
I inherited $70,000 in savings bonds. How do I avoid tax issues when I cash out?
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Heads up, millionaires: If you didn’t file taxes, the IRS will be contacting you
As millions of people in the U.S. file their annual income-tax returns,…
Opinion: Can we cut Oprah Winfrey some slack? The struggle to lose weight is real.
Leave Oprah alone. Yes, Oprah Winfrey is in the news again —…
Want free tax prep from the IRS? Direct File will open soon in these 12 states.
The Internal Revenue Service’s free tax-prep platform will soon be open for…
My friend invited me to a concert — and then asked me to take him for dinner
Dear Quentin, I have a good friend whom I like very much.…
New York Community Bank’s stock falls on CEO change, ‘material weakness’ notice
New York Community Bancorp Inc. on Thursday announced an immediate leadership shakeup,…
I borrowed $20K from my mother, and repaid $5K. She has since died. What now?
When we sold our late mother’s house last year for $600,000, the…
I sold my home, but I am trapped by rising interest rates and prices. What now?
I wanted to share my experience with the current housing market and…
Doing my mother’s last tax return is the hardest financial task I’ve ever had
The official Internal Revenue Service instruction book for survivors, executors and administrators…
My friend’s husband pressured her to give up her job — and ‘lost’ her passport
I want to help a friend who is going through some challenges…
I lost $240K after a friend I met on Instagram encouraged me to invest in crypto
Over the past six months, I was crypto scammed. I just retired…
My father died without a will. His wife moved — and I’m paying the mortgage.
My father died in 2021 with no will. He shared a home…
I asked my broker to convert my bonds to cash. He didn’t. Can I sue?
I have a $1.5 million account with one of the major investment…
How parents and grandparents can manage the expense of multiple college tuitions
Jared Young has been thinking about paying his children’s college tuitions their…
My husband secretly set up a trust that includes our home. What should I do?
My husband and I married 10 years ago. It was a second…
I’ve been diagnosed with dementia. I suddenly could not spell or write legibly.
I have been diagnosed with brain damage and dementia. Word to the…
H&R Block’s online tax prep tricked customers into paying more money, FTC claims
H&R Block made it too hard for taxpayers to opt out of…
Companies have invested billions in DEI. Why isn’t it helping Black workers?
The Value Gap is a MarketWatch interview series about confronting inequality that features…
My sister is a hoarder and delaying probate of our parents’ estate. What now?
I am in my early 50s, divorced and working full time, and…