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credit cards, Portfolio Management · November 9, 2014

Beware: 2015 Prime Time for Credit Card Rates to Rise

You know how much I hate credit card debt, given the astronomical interest rates you are stuck paying. Though the average is around 14% I know plenty of you pay more than 20% interest. And next year could be even…

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debt, investing, IRAs/401(k)s, retirement, saving · November 2, 2014

Let’s Not Sell Young Retirement Savers Short

A recent paper from the influential Research Affiliates investment management firm (more than $140 billion in assets managed) takes the provocative stance that young adults saving for

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debt, investing, retirement, saving · October 26, 2014

What Baby Boomers Are Getting So Wrong About Retirement

Listen up my 60 something friends (and those of you heading to that milestone soon) we need to have a talk about your retirement planning.

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debt, investing, saving · October 27, 2013

Suze Orman’s Dos and Don’ts during government turmoil

Congress’ shenanigans to shut down the government for 16 days this month has many Americans rightfully concerned about their personal finances.“If you don’t want to be affected by the actions—or lack of actions—in Washington, you and you alone are going…

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investing, retirement, Stocks/Bonds/ETFs · September 5, 2012

Suze Orman Was Right About Money Market Funds

In her last book, The Money Class, Orman urged readers to keep their emergency savings not in a money market fund, but in an interest-bearing checking account. Her reasoning:

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