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5 Steps to Retiring Early
Early retirement is becoming an increasingly popular financial goal for many Americans. The FIRE movement — Financial Independence, Retire Early — has gained traction in recent years, and more people find themselves aggressively saving with the hopes of leaving the workforce in their 40s or 50s rather than their 60s or
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6 Ways to Pay Off Credit Card Debt Fast
This is a great time to get out of credit card debt. The economy is starting to work its way back to normalcy following the COVID-19 pandemic, and the average American’s personal savings rate has jumped to record levels. Still, many people are stuck with high-interest credit card debt — a burden that will only worsen w
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7 ways America's economy could change forever under Biden, from a top economics professor
President Biden's spending plans are shaking up how people think about economic policy. Debt fears are out, full employment and direct benefits are in, and inflation is the new big risk. Here are 7 major shifts in thinking on government aid, according to a top economics professor. See more stories on Insider's business
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Inflation is seen as the stock market's boogeyman as the economy recovers. We asked 3 experts if the fears are warranted - or if concerns are overblown.
Core PCE (personal consumption expenditures), rose to 3.5% in the first quarter, marking its second-fastest pace of growth since 2011. Fed chair Jerome Powell says inflation is "transitory" and will pass once economic activity normalizes. We asked three experts if they stand with Powell or believe inflation might be a
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How Parents & Grandparents Can Help Fund A Child IRA
Congratulations! Your child has a job! Now what? How about a Child IRA? Your child won’t be thinking of this, but you should.
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Taking a vacation on a budget [outline]
A vacation—be it a week in an exotic locale or time off at home—provides a well-deserved break and a chance to reset. This is why the finances of taking vacation shouldn’t be stress-inducing. In fact, there are a host of vacation options depending on your budget. This piece will discuss several key components of vacati
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Using A Solo 401(k) For The Soon-To-Retire Entrepreneur
The Roth IRA Peter Thiel used to amass billions in tax-free dollars has renewed interest in using tax-advantaged retirement plans as a means for accumulating wealth. What hangs up entrepreneurs is they don’t want to set aside wealth only to have it be taxed away. Whether you think of this as greed or good business, tax
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Want To Leave Your Kids An Inheritance? They May Only Have 10 Years To Take It.
The Secure Act, which was signed into law in December 2019, brings about several major changes to the retirement system. One such shift marks the end of so-called “stretch IRAs” for non-spouse beneficiaries who inherit a retirement account after 2019. Although there are a couple of exceptions, starting in 2020, most ad
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5 Lessons Leaders Say They Are Taking Away From 2020
In the hardest of times, some leaders learned valuable lessons that will see them into the future.gettyI received a holiday card this year that summed up 2020 perfectly. It read:“Well, that was weird.”For businesses, 2020 has indeed been like nothing we’d experienced before. We saw pandemic-related closures, a halt to
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Do You Really Know What Your HSA Can Do for You?
Over the past several years, health savings accounts (HSAs) have grown in both interest and popularity — so much so that there were $104 billion in