
Quentin Fottrell
Managing Editor, Personal Finance at MarketWatch
Irishman in New York. Managing Editor, Advice Columns @MarketWatch. Created The Moneyist. Former Ireland correspondent for @DowJones/@WSJ
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By Quentin Fottrell 'She keeps threatening to remove this nephew from the home' Dear Quentin, I just found out my uncle's house is in foreclosure for unpaid taxes. He passed away in Texas two and a half years ago, and he didn't have a will. He owned his home outright, but the unpaid property taxes are $20,000.
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By Quentin Fottrell 'They told me that the beneficiaries know who they are, which is not the case' Dear Quentin, My younger sister and I have been appointed as co-administrators of our older sister's estate. I have the legal documents and certificate of death in my possession and have taken them to the brokerage, bank and credit union where our sister did business. These entities are refusing to give me information about beneficiaries.
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By Quentin Fottrell U.S. stocks all made historic gains on Wednesday - before erasing much of them on Thursday April is National Financial Literacy Month. To mark the occasion, MarketWatch will publish a series of "Financial Fitness" articles to help readers improve their fiscal health, and offer advice on how to save, invest and spend their money wisely. Read more here. Dear Quentin, I need advice, and I want to avoid political arguments.
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By Quentin Fottrell 'I'm not panicking over the turmoil on Wall Street or Trump's trade war' April is National Financial Literacy Month. To mark the occasion, MarketWatch will publish a series of "Financial Fitness" articles to help readers improve their fiscal health, and offer advice on how to save, invest and spend their money wisely. Read more here. Dear Quentin, I read your column quite often and very much appreciate the advice you give people.
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2 weeks ago |
morningstar.com | Quentin Fottrell
By Quentin Fottrell Trump's 90-day pause on 'reciprocal' tariffs does not extend to the 25% import tax on cars or auto parts Dear Quentin, Our second vehicle was totaled during a cross-country move a few months ago. My husband will be deployed in a few months, so we were leaning toward riding it out (no pun intended) with one vehicle until he gets back. We don't want to purchase a vehicle that will just sit in the driveway for nine months.
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