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With inflation at a 41-year high, you should be asking for a raise — here's how to do it
Inflation has hit a 41-year high, and many Americans fear price increases are outpacing wage growth. Common knowledge says to ask for a raise because
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For the first time in US history, a decade will pass without the country falling into a recession
In every decade since the period immediately before the Civil War, the US economy could be relied on to do one thing: tumble into recession. But the American economy is on pace to defy that trend for the first time in nearly 170 years as it enters the 2020s. The 2010s would be first time a decade has come and gone with
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Breaking Down the Real Costs of Purchasing a Home
You’re finally ready to move up from your rental unit to your own home. Before you start searching for a home, understand how much money you’ll really
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What is a Trusted Contact? Do You Need One?
If you’ve not heard of the idea of a “trusted contact” for your brokerage account, you’re not alone. It’s a relatively new concept: In 2018, the
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3 Steps to Choosing a Health Insurance Plan for 2024
Health insurance is one of those things you should really never go without. All it takes is a single emergency room trip
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4 Ways a Credit Limit Increase Can Help You
If you have a credit card, you've probably noticed that you have a set credit limit. Your credit limit is determined by various factors such as your income, credit history, and credit score.
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5 Steps to a Secure Retirement Plan for Business Owners
When you're planning for how you'll manage your finances when you're retired you can't be hasty. Retirement planning is perhaps a multistep process, and it evolves with time. That being said, retirement planning for the service class and business owners is not the same. In most cases, the service class receives provide
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5 Steps to Creating a 3-5 Year Business Plan
The pandemic has highlighted the importance of having a strategic business plan that you can turn to when the unexpected happens. How do you get
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5 Ways to Avoid Becoming a Victim of ATM Scams
Card skimming fraud — which occurs when a criminal uses a skimmer device to swipe your bank card details from areas where you use your card for payment or to retrieve cash — was up 759% in the first half of 2022, with 20% of those skimming incidents occurring at a branch ATM, according to data from FICO.
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5 Ways to Scale and Grow a Business
You took the first step and founded your business. Then, you were able to acquire some customers. However, do you know what you need to do in order to grow your business and be the market leader? The answer is simple. You have to have a scalable business model.