A reader asks…

I recently opened a new credit card and noticed that my fico score plumetted 50 points after doing so. How long will it take for credit score to get over the fact that I opened a new account and regain those 50 points?

A Reader Asks…

I had federal loans and private loans. I consolidated all of them last year. I have the interest on the individual loans as well as the consolidation loans.

A Reader Asks…

The 17yo will check on his taxes that someone else can claim him. The parents of the 17yo will claim him on their taxes. Who gets the tax rebate? The 17yo filing as an individual, the parents claiming the child, or both?