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Ken and Daria Dolan, America's First Family of Personal Finance, answer your money questions every Friday. Click here to ask Ken and Daria your question. Here's a little trick when it comes to saving for retirement: every little bit helps. That's why we're thrilled when we hear about folks...

Ken and Daria Dolan, America's First Family of Personal Finance, answer your money questions every Friday. Click here to ask Ken and Daria your question. Eleven banks have now been claimed by the FDIC this year and more institutions are at risk of failure now than at any time in the last five...

Ken and Daria Dolan, America's First Family of Personal Finance, answer your money questions every Friday. Click here to ask Ken and Daria your question. We have always recommended that you check your credit report annually and be on the lookout for bad marks that could drag your credit score...

Dear Ken and Daria, Do I need to re-address my estate planning documents when I move? -Robert Everyone -- and we mean everyone -- should have an estate plan that dictates how your assets will be handled after you're gone. We know it's not fun to think about, but without one your loved ones won't be...

Boy, were there some serious fireworks in the Dolan household over this one! Very seldom do Daria and I VEHEMENTLY disagree on an issue...much less about something that involves things we are both passionate about -- food and good health. But we had a hot debate about this one. Here's the issue:...

Ken and Daria Dolan, America's First Family of Personal Finance, answer your money questions every Friday. Click here to ask Ken and Daria your question. Here's the plain truth: The single best step you can take to living the retirement of your dreams is to contribute the maximum amount allowed to...

Time to add yet another name to our Celebrity Money Mistakes gallery! Academy Award-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss had a Close Encounter of the unpleasant kind this weekend, when he sued his father and uncle over money. Dreyfuss claims he loaned his family members $870,000 in 1984, but he never...

Ken and Daria Dolan, America's First Family of Personal Finance, answer your money questions every Friday. Dear Ken and Daria, With all the interest rate cuts the Fed has made, why does it take so long for them to reflect in refinancing a mortgage? -John Mortgage rates aren't the only thing...

Today's July retail sales report shows what we've been saying for some time--people seem to be spending their government stimulus checks on necessities such as food and gas, and not on shopping sprees. President Bush's economic stimulus program--which doled out up to $600 per person to over 130...

Ken and Daria Dolan, America's First Family of Personal Finance, answer your money questions every Friday. Dear Ken and Daria, My wife and I have the money to pay off our mortgage. Should we pay it off or invest for a higher return? -Richard Thinking of re-financing your mortgage? Check out the...