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Why does my bank suddenly need to know where my money comes from?

Today, I went to my brokerage account at Wells Fargo and the page said that online trading was suspended. I called them and the rep. said, "We need to know where your money came from." This is an odd question. I've been with the bank for 15 years…
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Can a person work after "retiring" and receiving a pension?

Can a person work after "retiring" and receiving a pension? For example, in Illinois public workers are eligible to "retire" at age 59 and receive 75% of their salary at the time. So, for example, a school superintendent making $268,000 a year, can…
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How to avoid earning $10/year from equities

I am an American disabled person and my only income is from disability payments, which are well below the poverty level. As such, I do not file any tax returns. Many years ago, I bought about 3 shares of FDX stock as part of a promotion. It is the…
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Affording Daycare for first child

My wife and I are expecting our first child later this year and I have been budgeting to see what we can afford for child care. It looks like the average cost of childcare is ~$1000-$1200/month. This is a huge expense for us that we did not have…
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Is it mandatory to have health insurance?

Is it mandatory to have health insurance? Assuming that I contribute $200 monthly, which for 12 months is costing me around $2400, and don't use the insurance, then having only FSA with a fixed amount would save a lot on my pay check. So, can…
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Mistakenly claimed to be exempt from federal taxes: do I need to proactively pay back the taxes that did not get withheld?

When I enrolled with my new employer's HR system on Dec 1st, I mistakenly filed a W4 claiming to be exempt from federal taxes, which I'm not. As a result, my first (Dec 15th) paycheck was quite higher than I expected, since no federal taxes were…
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Can an unmarried couple buy a home together with only one person on the mortgage?

Suppose there is a couple, Clayton and Emma. Clayton is 26 and has a good job making over $75k a year, Emma is 20 and still in college (she doesn't have any student loans but she has no job and no credit). Suppose this couple is not yet ready for…
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How to interpret stock performance charts "vs S&P 500"

I'm new to investing, and have been trying to reconcile what various financial advisors recommend for long-term holdings. Some recommend sticking to passively managed index funds, claiming that few, if any, actively managed funds consistently track…
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What does an x% inflation rate actually mean?

I've been reading some explanations of inflation and I think I generally understand what it is. What I don't understand however, and I believe this should be trivial, is what a (monthly) inflation of x% actually means. Let's say there's a product…
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Please explain the relationship between dividend amount, stock price, and option value?

I consider myself a reasonably knowledgeable investor, but today was blown away by the fact that I didn't know that a stock's price is decreased by the amount of its dividend. To use a concrete example (these numbers are roughly correct but not…
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How to recover from credit score hit from paying off loan?

My credit score recently took a dip after I paid off my student loans recently. When I look at the credit report via mint it shows a "not bad" rating for number of accounts opened. ("not bad" is the second worst out of 4: bad, not bad, good,…
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Should I pay off my car loan within the year?

I saw another question like this, but I am in a bit of a different situation. I am 19 years old, in college, and have no credit history. I saved up enough money to buy a car, but decided to get a loan and have the payments pulled automatically…
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Confused: Should I be opening more no annual fee credit cards to improve my score with the intention to not use them?

I was told that having more cards and more open accounts was more of a risk factor since you have more credit to abuse. However, this seems to say otherwise that credit trackers actually encourage you open and have more accounts to show trust and…
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Will crossing out my ex-wife's name cause problems using my checks?

My ex-wife is no longer on my checking account, but I have still been using the checks with no problem. Her name is written below mine. I want to know if I take a marker and black out her name will the bank think something is fishy and deny it? …
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Can foreigners holding US tourist visa create a bank account in USA?

I am not a US citizen and want to visit USA as a tourist. Since withdrawing money from my home-country bank account will cost much, it is better to open an new bank account in US (after arriving) and transfer some money from my home-country bank…
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