About half of private company employees, and almost every public employee, in the United States are covered by some sort of pension. In fact, part of the traditional lure of…
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Everyone likes to think they’re unique — a precious little snowflake in the snowstorm of humanity. Yet, when it comes to finances and debt, people make surprisingly similar mistakes. There…
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One of the funny things about the stock market is that every time one person buys, another sells, and both think they are astute.” — William Feather Suppose you felt certain the…
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Subscriptions have been around for a long time. We used to take them for granted in print media like newspapers and magazines, then cable TV, and now services like Netflix,…
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Ready… get set… trade! Speed trading — or high frequency trading (HFT), the preferred parlance of regulators — doesn’t operate that fast. It operates much faster. You read it right…
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A noted investment adviser likes to ease his clients’ pain when the value of their portfolio dips by uttering this comment: “Don’t worry. Your portfolio will do just fine. After…
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Here’s a lesson for you — it’s called supply and demand. It states that when there’s little demand and your price is too high, you’re in trouble. That’s the dilemma…
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There’s understandable concern in some quarters about the poor savings habits of Millennials — the generation now in their early 20s and 30s. Of eligible workers under 25, only 43%…
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One of the things I’ve noticed over the years is that the financial mistakes people make are surprisingly consistent. And those mistakes are frequently repeated by the smartest people in…
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Welcome to the 21st Century. Retirement is not what it used to be. That’s because the economy, and the world of work, are no longer what they used to be. …