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Most investors understand that diversification is important. That's why they own multiple mutual funds, ETFs, and investment accounts. But here's a question worth considering: Are you truly diversified, or do you simply own a lot of investments? There's a significant difference. The Hidden Risk
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For decades, retirement is often treated like a finish line. Work hard. Save. Invest. Build the 401(k). Pay down debt. Reach a certain age or account balance. Then retire. But retirement isn't the finish line. In many ways, it's where an entirely different financial challenge
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In the 1983 hit film, Trading Places, starring Dan Akroyd and Eddie Murphy, Akroyd’s character, Winthorpe, is haggling with a pawnshop owner over the value of the watch he is desperately trying to pawn in order to get cash. When the pawnshop owner offers $50 dollars, Winthorpe indignantly says,
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Due to failing health in old age, Groucho Marx's family decided that they should make his decisions for him. The story goes that family took him to court and wrestled decision-making control from him. For the rest of his life, his decisions were not his. He lost
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In the good ole days, when your car as on the fritz, your mechanic needed a trained eye and ear to figure out the problem. Today, they need a mechanical and computer training. The engines and systems are much more complex. Your engine needs to be hooked up to a
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A stress test helps doctors collect information about how your heart works while you are active. If the test shows some kind of irregularity, your doctor will develop a treatment plan consisting of medications, surgeries, exercise, diet, and additional testing. Your heart, however, is not the only thing that needs
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Are you a basketball fan? I love the drama of championship games. UNC played Villanova in the 2016 NCAA Championship game. With just 4.7 seconds left, the game was tied and Villanova had the ball. As the clock ran down, Kris Jenkins of the Villanova Wildcats threw a Hail