Harry Gross

Harry Gross writes about personal finance for the Daily News.

Email Harry at HarryGrossDN@gmail.com

Daughter's love is heartwarming

04/23/2014

A heroic story of rising to the occasion.

Daily News personal finance columnist Harry Gross

Bank fees irk customer

04/20/2014

DEAR HARRY: I have been with my bank for the last six years and never had any trouble until now. Back in October, I was informed that I would be charged $50 a month for money-market account privileges.

How to nudge the IRS 04/18/2014: DEAR HARRY: Back in 1999, I was trapped by the IRS for failing to pay Social Security taxes. Since then, I make regular payments as well as forfeit my tax refunds. I have not received a statement from the IRS for more than a year, and I think I am now in a position to repay the balance due in full. I have called and written to them and gotten nowhere.
Bumping up credit score? 04/16/2014: I just heard of a new way to get a better credit score. It sounded kind of weird to me, so I thought I’d run it past you.
Why not add banking to the postal service? 04/13/2014: In some areas, it's tough to find a financial institution.
Why do so many Americans demonize the poor and unemployed? 04/11/2014: If you want to change the country, Harry says, you have to do it at the ballot box.
Was $5,000 phone call from lawyer excessive? 04/09/2014: DEAR HARRY: My son is a student at one of our local universities. Last month, a female student claimed that someone stole her pocketbook by force. One of the suspects was my son. He was nowhere near the school when this happened, but the victim identified him.
Executor wrestles with uncle's estate 04/06/2014: DEAR HARRY: I'm faced with a problem regarding my uncle's estate. I'm the executor of the estate, which is now 95 percent in stocks and bonds. The total estate is a little less than $600,000, not including cash of $28,000. The widow is the principal heir, with her two sons as contingent beneficiaries.
Give yourself some credit 04/03/2014: Is dumping all your cards a wise move?
Ex-gambler feels guilty about 'borrowed' $ 04/02/2014: DEAR HARRY: About 20 years ago, I got myself into a terrible mess gambling. First it was casino gambling on weekends. I then moved to horse races, then illegal stuff like baseball and football games. I finally woke up when I was in debt to some pretty rough people to the tune of almost $25,000.
Is reverse mortgage wise for widow? 03/31/2014: DEAR HARRY: I am a widow living in Northeast Philly. My husband and I bought this house as a retirement home when our last child got married.
There's a will - and a way to make it right 03/28/2014: DEAR HARRY: Our widowed mother just passed away. She is survived by three daughters. Her will, which was signed back in 2011, left everything equally to my older sister and me. My younger sister got nothing. The lawyer who wrote the will told us he never knew that our mother had three daughters. We are at a complete loss to understand this since my younger sister was the one who did the most to care for her. Mother could not have read that will since she was almost blind.