Q. My father is very generous with my son, who is 10. He invests for his college. I also have a daughter who is 6, but my father never gives as much for her college. It’s strange and I’ve been afraid to ask and start a fight, but I can’t believe he might be treating them differently. I have no brothers or sisters so I never noticed anything strange growing up.
Q. My daughter has her first job and she lives at home – I said yes so she could save money – but I don’t think she saves enough, if anything, even though I don’t charge her rent. She doesn’t want to talk about it. How can I get her to save so eventually she will have a nice nest egg?
Q. I just got married, and my wife just told me she had a bankruptcy three years ago when we first met. She never told me this before. What will this mean for us buying a house or a car and our financial future? (I’m not happy about this…)
Q. I have $500,000 in retirement accounts, basically each 25 percent in international, large U.S. stocks, small U.S. stocks and long-term bonds, all through index funds. I hope to retire in two years. How can I decide if I’ll have enough, and how I should be invested
Q. My parents are 70 and 72 and they are of sound mind. But they never want to talk about their finances, and I want to make sure they have enough because I can afford to help if they need it. How can I get them to talk?