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Financial
From expert advice on investments and budgeting to discussions about economic trends and retirement planning, these articles aim to equip readers with the knowledge they need to manage their personal finances, make informed monetary decisions, and otherwise navigate the complexities of the financial world. Whether readying savings for the future or maneuvering day-to-day costs, the insightful advice equips readers to take control of their fiscal picture and achieve economic stability.
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Best Places to Stash Your Cash Now
Lift-off! After punishing savers with two years of near-zero short-term interest rates, the Federal Reserve expects to hike its benchmark rate seven times in 2022...
Beware This Loan for Energy-Efficient Upgrades
The caller is promoting a program to help homeowners invest in efficiency upgrades. You can get a new furnace, roof or solar panels at no...
Direct Indexing
Index funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) revolutionized investing by providing a simple way to get instant diversification. Now, brokerage firms like Fidelity, Vanguard and Wealthfront...
Secrets of Buying A Home Facing Foreclosure
Whether you are searching for a home to live in or one to invest in, you likely are facing a lot of competition and still...
Investing in Energy Stocks in Today’s Volatile World
The death of fossil-fuel companies has been greatly exaggerated. For much of the last decade, oil-and-natural-gas stocks were on life support with negative total returns....
Next Fast-Growing Market – India
For investors who want to diversify in fast-growing markets beyond the US, China has been the obvious choice. But the next decade may belong to…India....
Avoid These Social Security Traps
How wise are your Social Security decisions? Social Security benefits account for approximately one of every three dollars received by US retirees, yet many Americans...
Create Your Own Target-Date Fund
About 40 million Americans have invested in target-date funds (TDFs), those ready-made, all-weather portfolios of stock and bond funds that automatically grow more conservative as...
Long-Term-Care Insurance Can Pay for In-Home Care
Many people would prefer to age at home rather than move into an assisted-living facility or nursing home. But for those who have or who...
Taxpayer Victories and Defeats
The IRS is always challenging taxpayers on matters ranging from business expenses to legal settlements to unusual assets. Thousands of these disputes annually wind up...
Go Rogue! Using Unconventional Wisdom to Guide Your Financial Decisions
Top economist and Wall Street gadfly Laurence J. Kotlikoff, PhD, believes that the way most of us go about planning our finances is all wrong....
