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Some debates have no set answer, like which band was better – The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones? Stocks vs. Mutual Funds isn’t quite as captivating, if for no other…
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Surviving paycheck-to-paycheck in America is simultaneously commonplace and scary. But this doesn’t mean people just scraping by can’t overcome the debt that threatens to swamp them. All it takes is…
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Once upon a proverb, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” was just another way of saying, as 1960s hipsters did, “Diff’rent strokes for diff’rent folks.” Then came the internet…
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Your golden years should be an era of leisure and adventure, of self-discovery and reinvention. For most, maximizing our retirement experiences means maximizing our retirement income. When and how to…
Millions of dads won’t admit it, but what they really want for Father’s Day isn’t an Apple watch or a Tom Brady jersey or a hair transplant. What they really…
Getting laid off is traumatic, but at least I got the bad news in a fitting place. I was in a doctor’s office when my cellphone rang. It was my…
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