'I am asking for my mom, who is on a fixed income. It would be a nice boon.' "Mind you, we have no idea which bank it's even at." (Photo subject is a model.) Dear Quentin, I have a distant, elderly ...

Safe deposit boxes are a danger hidden in plain sight. It is tempting to think of them as an appropriate repository for all things valuable: jewelry, coins, cash, wills, powers of attorney. Cash is ...

I have a distant, elderly aunt in Los Angeles who barely spends any money and keeps all her savings in a safe-deposit box at a bank. She has no immediate family. We are actually the only relatives she ...