Author: Quentin Fottrell

I’m a veteran, 57, and on disability benefits. How do I persuade my wife, 52, to downsize so we can both retire?

The Moneyist I’m a veteran, 57, and on disability benefits. How do I persuade my wife, 52, to downsize so we can both retire? ‘I am now medically disabled/retired and receive $2,100 a month from Social Security’ Last Updated: Oct. 24, 2025 at 4:23 p.m. ET First Published: Oct. 24, 2025 at 9:29 a.m. ET Dear Quentin

‘I would like to know the truth’: My stepgrandmother told me she left me her IRA. How do I find it?

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‘My family is having a crisis’: My mom added my brother to her mortgage. He stopped paying. How does she get him off it?

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I’m 42, a single parent with $372K in cash and CDs. I won’t invest in stocks. Am I wrong?

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I’m 77. Despite my $1.4 million wealth, my expenses exceed my income. Do I sell stocks to pay off my mortgage?

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My uncle’s widow is threatening to sue me. She wants money from my grandmother’s estate. Should I be worried?

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‘It’s getting scary close to retirement’: We’re 70. We have no debt, no stocks and $275K in savings. Are we in trouble?

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‘She may have a spending problem’: Would it be wrong to secretly give our son money — without telling his wife?

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‘I’d hate to turn her over to the state’: My mother, who has dementia, refuses to be put in a facility. What can we do?

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Inflation was out of control in retirement, so I went back to work. I’m still working at 66. Was I right?

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