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A financial planner shares 4 classic pieces of budgeting advice that aren't as smart as they seem
Here is some of the worst budgeting advice I've seen, and what I suggest instead.
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What Is Personal Finance and How It May Help You To Achieve Your Financial Goals.
Do you aim to become financially secure? Want to keep yourself ready for unexpected bills? Are you working on personal finance to meet your financial
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What Is ‘Good’ Debt and How Can It Improve Your Finances?
Not all debt is necessarily bad. This article explores the concept of “good debt” and how it can work for you
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How to Support Your Parents Without Derailing Your Finances
Helping your parents doesn't mean that you have to risk your own financial future. This article discusses ways you can support your parents and positively impact them as well as your own family
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Why Your 401(k) Is a Tax Trap (and What You Should Do)
Just about every financial expert I know advises savers to contribute to their company's 401(k) plan -- at least enough to receive the employer's matching contribution. I can't argue any differently. That company match is free money -- a bonus from the boss -- so why not cash in if you can? And, of course, the tax brea
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Preparing Your Information for Disaster
When COVID first hit, like a lot of people, I began to think about my own mortality in a new light. Here was this unknown illness that was striking people down. What if it were to happen to me? What I felt wasn't so much a fear of my own mortality, but worries about what would happen to my family if I were no longer he
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Millennials are drowning in student loan debt: How financial wellness programs can help
With tuition rising almost eight times faster than wages, it is no wonder that millennial student debt has skyrocketed well beyond the level experienced by their Gen X and Baby Boomer parents. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the average cost of a college education in 2016 was $104,480–double
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The 5-Minute Morning Routine to Organize Your Finances
Keeping your finances organized is an important part of building wealth, and it doesn’t have to take much time.
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Life Insurance and the Demise of the Stretch IRA
Since their introduction in 1974, IRAs have become one of the most popular tools for retirement savings. And with an average of one out of three Americans now owning an IRA, they are also among the most significant assets addressed in many estate plans. Although funding retirement remains the primary purpose of an IRA,
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Millennial Money: How to tell when money advice is bad
There are a lot of people out there who want to tell you what to do with your money. The problem is only some of them know what they’re talking