Liz Weston
Liz Weston, Certified Financial Planner, is a personal finance columnist for the Los Angeles Times and NerdWallet. Questions may be sent to her at 3940 Laurel Canyon, No. 238, Studio City, CA 91604, or by using the “Contact” form at asklizweston.com.
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Dear Liz: My mail with a check to the IRS was stolen from inside the post office (I dropped it into the internal wall slot).
Dear Liz: My two grandchildren are in middle school and are expected to attend college.
Do I have to change retirement plans when I change jobs?
Dear Liz: We are a heterosexual couple who are registered domestic partners in California.
Are businesses allowed to charge me to use my credit card?
Dear Liz: Since retiring, I’ve been converting a traditional pre-tax IRA to a Roth IRA.
Can I save taxes by having my parents leave an inheritance to my children?
Congress dramatically shrank the loophole that once allowed people to reduce or eliminate capital gains on rental and vacation properties.
Spousal and survivor benefits for Social Security are calculated using different rules.
Dear Liz: Are the card companies required to use a certain exchange rate for foreign transactions?