‘Money means nothing to my wealthy clients’: My coworkers step on each other to get ahead. How do I compete?
“My clients spend $10,000 on an antique credenza or $5,000 on a side table.”...
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Quentin Fottrell
02:19
‘I’m very cynical’: My stepmother, 85, makes bizarre requests for money from my father’s $10M trust. Should I be concerned?
“He used a crappy lawyer to set up a very boilerplate trust agreement.”...
Quentin Fottrell
02:24
If you read April’s jobs report, you won’t be surprised by the No. 1 ‘best job’ in America
Once again, DOGE cuts and tariffs did not appear to have any meaningful impact on the overall job market (yet...
Quentin Fottrell
02:20
My father is giving me $250K to buy a home, but told me not to tell my two siblings. Am I morally obligated to tell them?
“I don’t want to jeopardize my father’s kind offer.”...
Quentin Fottrell
02:20
‘Retirement is within my grasp’: I’m 57, my 401(k) is dropping and I’m feeling anxious about a recession. What can I do?
“I feel like I’m fiddling while Wall Street burns.”...
Quentin Fottrell
01:19
‘An argument ensued’: My mother entrusted my inheritance to her second husband. That’s when it all went horribly wrong.
“He is a managing director at a major bank and probably clears $800,000 per annum.”...
Quentin Fottrell
17:19
‘I find it ridiculous’: My friend cleaned out her father’s bank account. Is it time to intervene?
“Before you accuse me of being pea green with envy, I have more savings, own properties, and have all my
Quentin Fottrell
17:19
‘I have an out-of-state adviser in a Republican state’: How can I tell if his political views influence his investment advice?
“I don’t know how he feels about the current decisions being made by the administration.”...
Quentin Fottrell
12:25
Americans are ‘doom buying’ coffee, olive oil and soap. What’s the one thing I should stockpile to avoid tariff price hikes?
Some purchases have echoes of the early days of the pandemic...
Quentin Fottrell
12:20
I begged my adviser to sell amid the market turmoil. He dragged his feet and I lost $20,000. Do I have any recourse?
“If he had moved my money out of the market weeks ago, much of my loss could have been prevented.”...
