Dear Moneyist, Recently, I was notified by my employer of 5 years that my initial salary placement was incorrect, and I am due a fairly large amount of retroactive pay. After taxes it comes to about $ 23,000. About a year ago, I ended a long-term relationship wherein my former …
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“ ‘I was in shock. I felt like everything was going to be taken from me, all my assets.’ ” That’s Syed Shah (not pictured), a 30-year-old daytrader in Toronto whose ill-fated attempt to dip his toe into the oil pits CL00, -1.17% was covered in a recent story by …
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Dear Moneyist, I divorced a little over a year ago, and my ex-husband died suddenly. One of our investment accounts was ordered to be split $ 30,000/$ 60,000, as per our divorce agreement. I signed my paperwork, but he never got around to it. Also see: ‘My husband’s kids hate …
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