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Finance Friday Articles

Posted on May 1, 2026 Updated on April 30, 2026

  • An All-Time Bull Market
  • Analyzing the Analysis: How Do AI Portfolio Recommendations Hold Up?
  • Don’t Fight the Stock Market
  • Government Guidance on Passkeys (from the UK)
  • How Much Money Do Doctors Make a Year? 8 Specialties Get Paid More than $500,000
  • I have a will. Do I really need an estate plan?
  • Remaining in the TSP at Separation One of Four Options
  • Roth or Traditional? Know the Difference Before You Decide
  • Spend Intentionally
  • The Expat Doctor’s Common Pitfalls: Why Living Abroad Makes Your US Taxes Harder, Not Easier
  • What Do You Believe About Investing?
  • What I’ve Learned Writing 500 Blog Posts

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This entry was posted in personal finance and tagged personal finance.

Navy Recruits Doctors by Appealing to Administrative Frustrations

Posted on April 30, 2026 Updated on April 23, 2026

https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/militarymedicine/120883

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This entry was posted in Recruiting and tagged Recruiting.

Navy’s top officer leans into shore-side upgrades that put sailors first

Posted on April 30, 2026 Updated on April 30, 2026

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-04-21/navy-caudle-sailors-first-initiative-21443157.html

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This entry was posted in CNO and tagged CNO.

All Hands Message From the Acting SECNAV

Posted on April 30, 2026 Updated on April 30, 2026

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This entry was posted in SECNAV and tagged SECNAV.

Strengthening Military Dental Education: USU Hosts 2026 Federal Services Dental Educators Workshop

Posted on April 30, 2026 Updated on April 23, 2026

https://news.usuhs.edu/2026/04/strengthening-military-dental-education.html

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This entry was posted in Dental Corps, USUHS and tagged Dental Corps, USUHS.

Pentagon asks Congress to codify ‘Department of War,’ estimates $52 million cost

Posted on April 29, 2026 Updated on April 28, 2026

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/04/28/pentagon-asks-congress-to-codify-department-of-war-estimates-52-million-cost/

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These Changes to Tricare Plans Are Taking Place in 2026

Posted on April 29, 2026 Updated on April 22, 2026

https://www.military.com/benefits/tricare/these-changes-tricare-plans-are-taking-place-2026.html

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This entry was posted in TRICARE and tagged TRICARE.

‘Alpha’ troops and more ships: Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao outlines vision for service

Posted on April 29, 2026 Updated on April 28, 2026

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2026/04/28/alpha-troops-and-more-ships-acting-navy-secretary-hung-cao-outlines-vision-for-service/

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This entry was posted in SECNAV and tagged SECNAV.

US Marine Corps, Navy join forces to combat insufficient amphibious fleet size

Posted on April 28, 2026 Updated on April 23, 2026

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/04/23/us-marine-corps-navy-join-forces-to-combat-insufficient-amphibious-fleet-size/

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This entry was posted in Surface, USMC and tagged Surface, USMC.

Why did you join Navy Medicine?

Posted on April 28, 2026 Updated on April 21, 2026

https://www.dvidshub.net/video/1002668/why-did-you-join-navy-medicine

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