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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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Investments in a rut? Maybe it’s the Wall Street industrial complex.
The Wall Street establishment doesn’t want you to read this article, and I’ll tell you why. If you’re an investor…
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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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Chipotle to hire 15,000 employees to beef up staff for burrito season
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. said Thursday that it was launching a new hiring campaign, as it looks to add 15,000…
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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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Why stocks still could face a 1980s-style drop
A “meaningful fall” in corporate earnings that has yet to be accounted for in U.S. stocks could still trigger a…
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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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Scammers are out to get your mortgage money and even your home. Here’s how to fight them off.
We’ve all seen the email scams: “This is a genuie request.” “Your lendar has detected an unpaid sum.” “I’m a…
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These healthy diets were associated with lower risk of death, according to a study of 119,000 people across four decades
Eat healthy, live longer. That’s the takeaway from a major study published this month in JAMA Internal Medicine. Scientists led…
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