Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary hosted an online discussion with Stuart Vyse, author of "Going Broke: Why Americans Can't Hold On to Their Money" (Oxford University Press), on Thursday, March 20 at Noon ET.

Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary hosted an online discussion with Jeanne Fleming and Leonard Schwarz, the authors of "Isn't It Their Turn to Pick Up the Check?" (Free Press, $21), on Thursday, Jan. 31 at Noon ET.

Concerns about the safety of eating sushi were raised this week after reports about the high levels of mercury found in raw tuna. Is it safe to eat sushi? Msnbc.com nutrition columnist Elisa Zied, R.D. explains.

Real estate author and columnist Robert J. Bruss, 67, died Wednesday in his home on the Peninsula, according to editors at Inman News in Emeryville, the company that syndicated Bruss' work in recent years.