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Another week, another bank failure. Columbia Bank of Topeka, Kansas became the 9th bank to fail so far this year. You can read all the gory details here, but we want to focus your attention on just one number: $46 million. $46 million was held in accounts at Columbia Bank that will NOT be covered...

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. Having life insurance is sort of like that TV show, The Price is Right: The winner in the insurance game is the one who comes closest to...

We don't mean to get too personal, but what's your score? We're talking about your credit score, of course. A few years back, no one knew their credit score. Today, people brag (or complain) about it at cocktail parties and compare scores over the water cooler at work! That's because knowing your...

Ken and Daria Dolan, America's First Family of Personal Finance, answer your questions every Friday. Dear Ken and Daria, I filed for bankruptcy and have recently gotten remarried. I wanted to know if my credit rating will hurt my new husband's credit. (He has excellent credit.) Thank you for your...

Ken and Daria Dolan are widely known as America's First Family of Personal Finance. Do you hear that sound? Listen closely... it's the sound of American consumers tightening their belts. The endless barrage of troubling economic news and a badly bruised stock market have finally gotten...

Ken and Daria Dolan are widely known as America's First Family of Personal Finance. Dear Ken and Daria,I have my IRA savings all invested in CD's. What are other low risk income investments that you would recommend now? --Helga Click here to ask Ken and Daria your question. Ken and Daria...

Ken and Daria Dolan are widely known as America's First Family of Personal Finance. Every time Ken and I hear someone brag about how they got a big, fat tax refund, it's all I can do not to scream. A tax refund is NOT a gift...it's NOT something to celebrate! A tax refund means you let Uncle Sam...

Ken and Daria Dolan are widely known as America's First Family of Personal Finance. Wow... Daria and I were shocked at the number of you who emailed us in response to our Four creative ways to travel for free post . Seems lots of you are intrigued by the idea of traveling the country for free as...

Everyone wants to be King of the Road, it seems. Ken and Daria Dolan's recent piece on four ways to travel for free struck a cord in lots of wander-lust-smitten WalletPop readers. Many have written asking for more information on how they can tap into getting paid to drive RVs around the country....

Ken and Daria Dolan are widely known as America's First Family of Personal Finance. Q: I've been thinking of joining a gym for a while and have been holding off because I don't want to get ripped off like I did when I was in college. I keep seeing these coupons and adverts claiming $30 a month or...