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Does the total amount of investments on the FAFSA affect the expected family contribution?

Investments
Jess asked:


My EFC came back very high, so we were wondering if my dad moves all the money from his bank account into stocks, would that affect my EFC, as that money is not readily available. So in essence, the total of the numbers on my FAFSA would remain the same, just in different places. Does this make a difference?

hotchile asked:


I just got a message from my retirement account that read “as of September 8, 2008, this fund is closed to new investments”. What does this mean to my account?

What is/are the best investments for teenagers?

Investments
Tse Chuen asked:


What is/are the best investments for teenagers?

What is the opitmal way to diversify my investments?

Investments
calmarnet asked:


I always hear people saying that diversifying your investments. I would like to know what exactly it means. I checked many places like wikipedia or the capital asset pricing model. None of them states clearly what exactly diversifying means in real practice.

How can I find out if “Fidelity Investments” is financially stable?

Investments
Justaman asked:


It’s bad enough that my 401k has lost over 15% of its value this year, but I’m concerned by all the recent investment bank failures. Fidelity is privately held, so how can I find out about their financial health and balance sheets?