One of the biggest myths in modern finance is that your home is an investment. Nothing could be further from the truth yet, every single day, Americans stretch to buy …
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It shouldn’t come as a surprise that only about 10% of the U.S. population can pass a financial literacy test when only five states get an A on teaching young …
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Anyone alive back in the 1970s remembers the term “stagflation” that went around a lot in those days. Stagflation was basically an amalgam of the unemployment rate, plus the inflation …
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It’s a sad fact that, as we get older, there is more that can go wrong with our bodies. Like your house, car or any other complicated piece of machinery, …
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Being healthy has gotten a bad rap. Part of that unearned reputation comes from the company it keeps. Too often healthy living advice comes from people and organizations with an …
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No man goes before his time – unless the boss leaves early. – Groucho Marx In a recent article in The New Republic, writer Bryce Covert claims that Americans are …
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My aunt had waited till her forties to get married. When she finally did, she paired up with a difficult and unusual man. The fact that she was, at this …
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The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. — J. Robert Oppenheimer You’ve heard the questions thousands of times throughout your life? …
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A lot of us spend a lot of time abusing a special friend. It’s time we pay him proper homage. We are talking, of course, about your liver. First, some …
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If you really want to damage your financial future, then forget lightweight indiscretions like buying coffee every day and getting your hair colored in a salon. Those meager indulgences will …