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Reader shares concern about paying more bills online after reading article about increasing hacks

Q: Your recent article that discusses the increasing hacks and perils of online transactions recommended moving as many of your bills online. This sounds like bad advice, given the whole point of the article.

Could you please elaborate on how doing more online transactions such as bills would be safer? I pay my mortgage by check each month and ...Read more

Married couple with separate trusts unsure which trust should contain their home

Q: On the advice of an attorney, many years ago my wife and I each created a revocable trust. We never funded the trusts because all our major assets, including stocks, bonds and cash, are in a brokerage account that is designated with a “Transfer-On-Death” provision. These will go to our son and daughter.

Our concern is with our house that...Read more

Land owner curious about tax implications of forming LLC to avoid probate

Q: I inherited a parcel of land upon my father’s death. His wishes were for the property to remain in the family for my children. In order to prevent any tedious probate in the event of my death, I formed a limited liability company (LLC) with me and each of the children as members. Are there any tax consequences I should be concerned about?

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Personal finance resolutions for 2024

Are we in a Silent Depression or a booming economy?

At the beginning of the pandemic, in 2020, Americans experienced the economic effects on what we all hope is a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic: Employment fell by a combined 22.4 million in March and April of that year, or 15%. “By contrast, in the previous four employment downturns since 1981, ...Read more

 

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