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7 Big Lies About Gold that Wall Street Doesn’t Want You to Know

By Keith Weiner

It's hard to say which lie about gold is the biggest whopper. Many widely held beliefs about gold are lies -- propaganda hammered home to have us believe the only true measure of wealth is government-issued debt. Big Lie #1: Gold is a barbarous ...

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July 7, 2020

5 Finance Management Tips Everyone Wishes They Had Known Sooner

By Enero Febrero

Nowadays, money is everything; it pays the bills, secures a future, and makes life more comfortable. But, if we want to live the dream and never stress about finances, we need to know how to manage them. Of course, if you are in a pinch and need ...

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May 5, 2020

How to Properly Plan and Prepare for a Potential Layoff

By Len Penzo

One of my favorite fables attributed to Aesop is The Ant and the Grasshopper. You know the story; the grasshopper spends all summer long partying it up like a rock star while the ant prepares for the coming winter by building a shelter and storing ...

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April 27, 2020

Roth 401(k) vs. Roth IRA: What Is the Difference?

By Tex Freitag

Planning for retirement is important, but it can be tricky to understand all of the terms that are used when talking about the different ways you can prepare. In this article, we're going to focus on the similarities and differences between Roth ...

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April 21, 2020

How to Withdraw from Your 401(k) Without Losing Your Savings

By Barri Segal

Your 401(k) is your retirement plan -- but sometimes you just need to use those funds before you retire. If you make a withdrawal, however, you'll not only reduce your balance, but if you're not 59.5 or older, you'll get an extra 10% penalty fee ...

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March 23, 2020

The 50 Biggest Money Mistakes Household CEOs Make

By Len Penzo

I'm not ashamed to admit I make mistakes. After all, everybody screws up occasionally; for us humans, mistakes come with the territory. For example, I remember the time I decided it would be great fun to play Wii golf for eight consecutive hours. ...

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January 20, 2020

19 Things Your Millionaire Neighbor Won’t Tell You

By Len Penzo

Although having a million bucks isn't as impressive as it once was, most people still consider it as a sign of financial success. And judging by the number of actual millionaires enjoying life in the world today, there are apparently quite a lot of ...

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January 6, 2020

Moron Alert: How One Man Paid $87,500 in Partially Avoidable IRA Fees

By Joe Saul-Sehy

Over the years I've read plenty of articles and blog posts about lying, cheating, and dumb advisors. While lying and cheating advisors are a topic for another day, I know from experience that there are plenty of morons in the advisory business. ...

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December 30, 2019

Is It Possible to Retire With a Million Dollars?

By Jeff Desjardins

For those of you still wondering if a million bucks is enough to retire on, this article by Jeff Desjardins from the Visual Capitalist will certainly put the concept of having a million dollars in perspective ... Being a millionaire is ...

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December 16, 2019

8 Ways College Students Can Save More and Manage Money Better

By Enero Febrero

It's no secret that most students are big spenders, but not everyone knows that many of them are already walking the straight and narrow. Some students even know how to save money while using different services. For example, if you're thinking: ...

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October 25, 2019

16 Extreme Ways to Increase Your Monthly Savings

By Tex Freitag

So you've seen your monthly bills and have a bit of a headache. After all, it's often tough keeping up with the utilities and other expenses. The good news is you can almost always resolve your financial woes with a bit of planning -- and some ...

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October 10, 2019

11 Great Retirement Saving Tips for Twenty-somethings (& Older Folks Too)

By Len Penzo

For most twenty-somethings, saving for retirement is typically far far down their priority list. After all, it's tough to get motivated preparing for an event that won't arrive for 30 or 40 years. Heck, I know thirty-somethings and even a few ...

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September 9, 2019

The 13 Most Important Items Everyone Should Keep in a Fireproof Safe

By Len Penzo

For some people, it's tough letting go. Of anything. Take my wife, for instance; she saves everything. The other day the Honeybee showed me her baseball ticket from our very first date way back on September 24, 1995. And if I ever feel oddly ...

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July 15, 2019

100 Words On: The One-Armed Bandit’s Armless Cousin

By Len Penzo

Who hasn't been fleeced by a casino slot machine? Although only Keno offers worse odds of winning, slots are by far the most popular casino game, responsible for 70% of all gambling industry winnings -- so it's really no surprise they're derisively ...

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June 6, 2019

Save Money Faster By Turbo-Charging Your Change Jar

By Len Penzo

Okay ... this is my last article about loose change for awhile. I promise. I recently shared my latest supermarket misadventure where I had the misfortune of getting behind a nice lady who paid for her groceries with a giant bag of quarters. I ...

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May 28, 2019

How Fees Quickly Erode Your Savings Account Returns

By Enero Febrero

Your savings are a long-term investment, and whether you have accounts for short term purchases to furnish your home, or fill your wardrobe -- or whether you have your emergency fund and bill payment funds saved in the same place -- you've worked ...

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August 31, 2018

How to Save for Retirement When You Don’t Make a Lot of Money

By Ramona

Work for 30 years, retire, and enjoy your golden years, without doing too much to save for retirement because Social Security plans are enough; it may sound like science fiction now, but decades ago retirement planning was as simple as that for most ...

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June 12, 2018

3 Ways You Can Save Money by Spending It

By Tex Freitag

You might think that the best way to save money is to not spend it. However, some of the most useful money saving tips involve taking advantage of free services and exercising a modicum of self-control. But those are not the only ways to save money. ...

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April 11, 2018

7 Money Skills My Immigrant Parents Taught Me

By Paula Pant

Im Asian-American, straight off the boat ... er, straight off the Boeing. My parents carried me to the Land of Stars and Stripes back when I was wearing diapers. Since good ol' Mom and Dad didn't launch their lives in America until they reached ...

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March 14, 2018

A Simple Trick for Getting Credit Card Interest Charges Waived

By Len Penzo

There are those who steadfastly insist that credit cards are evil, and that credit card companies are greedy heartless scalawags that care only about one thing: making a profit. I've got news for them: Credit card companies aren't evil. Neither ...

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March 12, 2018

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