Social Security was never intended to be an income source that could support you in retirement. Rather, its sole purpose was to provide a safety net for people
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The efficient markets hypothesis implies that no active investor can consistently beat the market over long periods of time, except by chance. Yet active
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It wasn’t long ago that financial planning was thought of as a discipline that only applied to the very wealthy. Most people didn’t feel the need to plan, and
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With the long financial nightmare of the recession and financial crisis shrinking in the memories of those who endured it, Americans are, once again, setting
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As the stock market resurgence continues, investors are reawakening to the performance benchmarks of their mutual funds to see if their fund choices are drawing
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With many people still stinging from a housing market that, in many parts of the country, is still struggling to recover, any suggestion of adding real estate
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Have you made up your mind on just about everything, even before you know what it is? For instance, when you meet someone, is your opinion of the person formed
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If you come from a typical family, finances were rarely discussed in detail even as you matured into adulthood, which was fine as long as your parents were
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When financial planners first began to calculate retirement income needs back in the 1970s and 1980s, many of them latched on to the "70 percent" rule, which
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For some a car is simply a means of getting from point A to point B; for others it’s a status symbol. Cars are a hobby, a passion, for some and necessity for
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After the ball drops on New Year’s Eve, we dig up our hopes and dreams and make some resolutions. Getting back in the gym, losing weight, and eating clean, are
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Roses are red, violets are blue, Valentine’s Day can be cheap, hooray for you!
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