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7 Savings Myths: Busted!

June 21st, 2010

While the rate of personal savings continues to rise in the US, pervasive myths about “savings money” continue to float around. This post busts 7 common savings myths.

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Forget Mad Men, It’s Time for Mad Women

August 14th, 2009

American society is systematically encouraging women to give up financial control. Now that I have your attention, let me share the evidence… Exhibit A:  The Princess Problem – you are what you get USA Today Contributor Laura Vanderkam recently wrote a must-read Op-Ed entitled “The Princess Problem.” The crux of Laura’s argument is that there [...]

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Target-Date Funds Under Fire

July 1st, 2009

The Securities Exchange Commission and Department of Labor are taking aim at target-date retirement funds. This is a fight worth watching because target-date funds are a great way to save yourself from yourself when it comes to building your retirement nest egg. If you are new to target-date funds, the best way to think about [...]

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Retirement, Recalibrated

June 22nd, 2009

I love shocking statistics.  Especially when they relate back to personal finance. So as I was reading a recent column by the always thought-provoking Scott Burns, this line jumped out at me: “The fastest-growing population group in America isn’t the young: It is people at least 100 years old.” A hot topic in personal finance [...]

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