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331 Best way to start investing, for a young person just starting their career? 2010-05-13T02:26:10.520

285 Who can truly afford luxury cars? 2015-02-05T04:32:28.253

261 I received $1000 and was asked to send it back. How was this scam meant to work? 2016-08-03T07:02:55.720

239 Why isn't everybody rich? 2018-04-24T11:28:08.017

201 Why would a company care about the price of its own shares in the stock market? 2011-04-18T22:34:56.300

190 How smart is it to really be 100% debt free? 2010-09-25T22:00:20.320

189 If a stock doesn't pay dividends, then why is the stock worth anything? 2015-08-16T15:01:34.737

186 What options do I have at 26 years old, with 1.2 million USD? 2017-10-12T10:17:28.857

183 I'm supposedly eligible for an inheritance from a distant relative. Offer appears to be legitimate 2018-11-09T12:27:43.437

180 Found a heap of BTC but have no documentation. What do I do? 2017-07-06T17:40:56.850

175 Friend was brainwashed by MLM-/ponzi investment scam. What can I do? 2016-07-30T13:32:53.780

166 What happens to people without any retirement savings? 2017-04-26T17:08:57.533

159 Can someone explain a stock's "bid" vs. "ask" price relative to "current" price? 2010-02-22T22:47:34.560

159 Why do people save so much? 2018-08-30T23:21:21.000

158 Do I make money in the stock market from other people losing money? 2017-05-14T07:52:45.977

155 My friend wants to put my name down for a house he's buying. What risks would I be taking? 2017-02-28T20:31:14.560

153 For very high-net worth individuals, does it make sense to not have insurance? 2017-03-20T12:00:00.323

137 Oversimplify it for me: the correct order of investing 2015-05-07T21:56:24.540

129 I'm 23 and was given $50k. What should I do? 2015-09-22T22:13:42.937

125 Is it safe to give out one's bank account number? 2012-05-27T18:42:24.503

124 Why does gold have value? 2010-06-05T04:58:08.040

123 Why buy insurance? 2015-10-05T05:32:39.430

121 Should I buy my house in cash, or with a mortgage and invest the rest of my money? 2018-01-09T23:53:57.883

119 Tenant claims they paid rent in cash and that it was stolen from a mailbox. What should I do? 2016-10-03T21:21:23.943

118 As a 16 year old, how can I keep my money safe from my mother? 2019-08-09T09:27:59.020

114 My million-dollar brother wants to retire. Should he? 2018-07-12T04:10:09.350

110 In the stock market, why is the "open" price value never the same as previous day's "close"? 2010-09-23T14:18:41.447

110 Why should we expect stocks to go up in the long term? 2017-06-23T13:16:18.897

109 Are lottery tickets ever a wise investment provided the jackpot is large enough? 2016-01-10T15:32:30.780

109 Should I take out a loan to pay off a relative's credit card debt? 2018-06-18T18:58:18.057

109 Someone wants me to use my credit card at a card-only gas/petrol pump in return for cash 2019-02-11T20:16:07.120

107 Why is stock dilution legal? 2016-01-22T17:23:46.213

105 Scamming an investor by offering a quick sale of a property at her named price 2017-12-13T15:06:46.273

104 Why is the stock market closed on the weekend? 2011-06-12T14:23:07.657

104 Does it make sense to insure something when you could financially bear its loss? 2017-08-28T15:53:36.603

102 Isn't "I bought [blank] as a tax writeoff" complete nonsense? 2018-09-19T21:09:07.987

102 What does it mean for the price of oil to be negative? 2020-04-20T21:48:59.313

100 Debt collector has wrong person and is contacting my employer 2016-04-11T20:03:00.187

100 Is this person doing illegal money transfers? 2016-05-13T05:52:30.333

100 How is Bitcoin useful as a currency if so few services accept it? 2018-10-16T16:53:04.677

98 Should I finance a new home theater at 0% even though I have the cash for it? 2009-11-18T16:52:55.887

97 Why does the introduction of chip & pin appear to be so controversial in the United States? 2015-10-11T14:51:58.430

97 Can someone explain the GME short squeeze situation to a non-stock trader? 2021-01-27T14:41:09.920

95 How do scammers retract money, while you can’t? 2019-03-27T13:38:35.490

94 How to deal with the credit card debt from family member that has passed away? 2017-08-29T14:00:48.600

94 When someone's ability to pay is suspect, why would it make sense to give them more expensive credit? 2018-08-14T15:11:37.893

94 Found old paper shares of Motorola Inc that has since been broken up 2019-07-20T16:10:12.557

93 Can saving/investing 15% of your income starting age 25, likely make you a millionaire? 2017-07-27T16:15:26.683

93 Do people tend to spend less when using cash than credit cards? 2017-08-08T14:27:23.210

93 Spouse wants to pay all debt in a month but I don’t. Is this a good idea? 2018-08-31T19:44:48.873

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