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Do You Know If Your Retirement Is at Risk?
An analysis of data from the Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances found that 47% of U.S. households were at risk of not having adequate retirement income
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Housing Market Trends: Are They Helping or Hurting the Economy?
In an unusual twist, U.S. home values climbed to an annual record of $389,800 in 2023, even as mortgage rates rose to the highest levels in a generation. The median price of existing homes rose 4.4%
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When Do People Start Collecting Social Security?
There’s no “right” age to begin receiving Social Security retirement benefits. It’s a personal decision based on multiple factors, including how long someone wants to work
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New SAVE Repayment Plan Offers Key Benefits
In July 2023, the Department of Education launched a new income-driven repayment (IDR) plan for federal student loans called the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan.
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Market Measures: Beyond the Dow
When you hear or read that the market is up or down, what does that really mean? More often than not, it reflects movement in the two best-known stock market indexes, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500.
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