Dear Liz: I am in my early 60s and have a friend the same age who keeps telling me to invest in companies which she has found from looking at YouTube videos. She says that she picks stocks by seeing which companies are repeated over and over again in different videos. She claims she is making a 400% return. She tells me I am losing money by investing in safer products, such as certificates of deposit.
Can he report additional income on his income tax beyond what he earned, pay the associated additional income taxes and thus meet the $7,000 income requirement? Answer: Your son’s enthusiasm for retirement savings is commendable, but filing fraudulent tax returns is not. He can’t contribute more than he legitimately earns. Dear Liz: My in-laws passed away earlier this year within months of each other. Their primary asset, part of their living trust, is their home, worth close to $1 million.