Back to regularly scheduled programming this Friday, with the return of a solo-hosted episode of Ask Farnoosh. Farnoosh answers your top money questions related to real estate (should I buy right now?) to retirement (where to invest if I don’t have a 401k through work?) and best ways to invest for “fun?” (Is there even such a thing?) Also: Farnoosh’s thoughts on recession forecasts and why she’s not a fan of April Fool’s or any pranks for that matter.

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