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.”...
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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.”...
Quentin Fottrell
06:24
‘Are we out of our minds?’ My husband and I are in our 70s. Should we use $600K of our savings to buy our dream home?
“The community has its own gym, tennis courts, restaurants and bars, plus it is a brand-new home.”...
Quentin Fottrell
12:23
‘This woman destroyed my heart and soul’: After my wife died, her mother turned on me — and presented me with a secret will
“She flipped a switch and instantly my wife’s entire family hated me.”...
Quentin Fottrell
05:19
I fled our $2.2M home due to domestic abuse. I’m on the loan, but we’re both on the title. My husband won’t sell. What now?
“He contributed a $1 million down payment. I mortgaged the rest in my name.”...
