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Motel 6 or Four Seasons? Preparing, Not Panicking, for Retirement

Investing Caffeine

How will elections affect the economy? Hope is Not a Strategy We have lived through an endless number of scary headlines in some shape or fashion throughout our lifetimes. These are all interesting and important questions, but preparation for retirement is much more important than panicking over issues you have no control over.

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What to Do About These High Interest Rates

Mr. Money Mustache

Interest rates are like a giant gas pedal that revs the engine of our economy, with the polished black dress shoe of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pressed upon it. And of course when interest rates get jacked up, almost everything else in the economy slows down. Which quickly becomes an even bigger number than 12%.

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Transcript: Tim Buckley, Vanguard’s CEO

The Big Picture

If you think about what Vanguard is all about, we sit there each and every day, figuring out how do we help people retire better, put their kids through college, afford that dream home? BUCKLEY: And I was lost and I wasn’t going to go into medicine. We were losing market share in the critical retirement, the 401(k) business.

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Two Years Without Health Insurance (and What I’m Doing Now)

Mr. Money Mustache

As a customer, you pay for a monthly subscription (somewhere around $100), and in exchange you get unlimited access to super elite, personalized medicine for the vast majority of your medical needs. And as you scale up the operation, some economies of scale on things like space and equipment make it even better. Conclusion.

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Transcript: Marcus Shaw

The Big Picture

Number one, and I think they both reflect strong leadership at the firms. Number one, you had, you know, somewhat of a groundswell from within the firm, certainly at leadership that said we need to figure out a way to do something. Key brands, number one, Coca-Cola Bottling is the company that really helped to jumpstart the city.

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$60,000 a Year Is How Much an Hour?

Good Financial Cents

So if you’re curious about how far $60,000 can stretch in today’s economy, keep reading. The key to thriving on this income is a spoonful of discipline in handling finances, carefully saving for retirement, and investing in experiences that enrich your life. Table of Contents $60000 a Year Is How Much an Hour?

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Transcript: Marta Norton

The Big Picture

We talk about everything from when do you think about risk, how do you diversify a portfolio, at what point do you really have to rethink the fundamentals of what’s going on in the economy and the marketplace? So there are a number of us heading in out of college into the BLS. And she had a number of standing slots on TV shows.

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