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My mother asked me to return my inheritance so she could give money to my brother, who is an addict. What should I have done?
I’ve read your advice to other people. I’ve suffered with my own financial and family problems for a long, long…
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‘We don’t want to work for jerks’: A bad boss takes a heavy a toll on your mental health. (It’s the equivalent of being in a bad marriage.)
Ian Adair is no stranger to bad bosses. “Have I ever had a bad boss? I think we all have.…
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My mother excluded me from her will — before she died, my sibling cashed out her annuity policy, on which I was a beneficiary. Should I sue my family?
Dear Quentin, My mother recently passed away and I was written out of the will, except for a small amount.…
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‘You think you know someone until you work 100-hour weeks together.’ How to keep the peace in the family business.
Almost nine years ago, Rebecca Miller left her career as a lawyer to open a pie bakery in Columbia, Missouri,…
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My job is being eliminated and I will get a severance package. Is that considered income for IRS limits on Roth IRA contributions?
I know my job is being eliminated at the end of March 2023. I will receive a severance package paid…
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‘We just want this to be settled’: My sister-in-law emptied my late mother-in-law’s home. How do we stop our family from pillaging her estate?
Dear Quentin, My mother-in-law passed away almost two years ago, and her house has remained empty since then. Immediately after…
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‘This has bugged me all my life’: My estranged father gave me $1,000 a month to buy a house in California. My brother cried foul, and told me to stop. Who’s right?
This has bugged me all my life. My father left my family when I was 7. I’m not sure how…
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‘He needs to get a loan’: My mother left her Florida house to us kids. Our brother acts like it only belongs to him. What recourse do we have?
Dear Quentin, My mother passed away three years ago and left the house to my brother, my sister and me.…
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Last year, one woman told MarketWatch she was on hold for 7 hours, but the IRS says customer service will improve this tax season. And now? A big test lies ahead.
Last year, tax preparer Kathy Brown called the Internal Revenue Service, and took her daughter to a gymnastics class while…
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‘Taxpayers bring their racial identity onto their 1040’: White families are reaping over 90% of the benefit from this powerful tax rule
Tax season is starting for all Americans — but the tax code’s provisions play out very differently for white families…
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