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Finance Friday Articles
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- Investing with the Fed and Thinking About the Federal Funds Rate
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- Some Surprising Things I’ve Learned in 20 Years of Investing
- Sticking With Stocks
- The Low Stability of High Income
- Year-End Planning Checklist
Finance Friday Articles
- 5 Money Moves to Make When Interest Rates Are Falling
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- Buy This, Not That
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- My Spending Rules
- Retiring Smarter
- The 3 Risks of Bond Investing — And How to Beat Them
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Finance Friday Articles
- 10 Ways to Feel Rich
- A Framework for Thinking About Retirement Income
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- A new day for Federal Reserve policy
- DoD to Make Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts Available in 2025
- Stay Safe Out There
- The 7 Most Important Traits to Be Successful with Investing
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- This Navy Officer Fully Retired at 41. What Can You Learn from His Journey?
- ‘What Are Your Salary Expectations?’ Here’s Why You Should Stop Evading This Question
- When Americans Stop Working
Finance Friday Articles
- 10 Easy Ways for Medical Students, Residents and Early-Career Physicians to Sabotage Their Journey to Financial Serenity
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- Finance Boldface: Why Doctors Should Take Their Money Cues from the Aviation Industry
- Go global for income
- Growth Isn’t Enough
- Look out for These Mistakes in Your Estate Plan.
- New benefit could help troops save on out-of-pocket health care costs
- The 50 Percent Rule
- Vanguard economist says it’s time to tilt toward bonds
- Why Should You Care When Stocks Plunge?
- Will More Money Make Me Happier?
TSP Completes I Fund Transition to Broader Index
I don’t use the TSP I Fund because it was only invested in developed international countries and excluded the developing countries (where much of the growth potential resides), but not anymore according to this TSP release! Here is an article that details the change:
Finance Friday Articles
- Age-Appropriate Money Conversations: Teaching Kids Financial Literacy
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- Roth Conversions
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Finance Friday Articles
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- How This Police Officer Learned to Get a Fair Shake on Wall Street
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- Taxes in Early Retirement
- The Physician’s Guide to the Best Disability Insurance Companies
- Timing the Stock Market Using Valuations
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- Why It’s Usually a Mistake to Own Individual Stocks
Finance Friday Articles
- Chasing Star Fund Manager Performance
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- The 60/40 Portfolio Win Rate
- The Childcare Options for a High-Income Family
- The Good-Enough Financial Organization System
- Why People Don’t Save Enough For Retirement
- Why You Must Adjust for Inflation in Long-Term Planning
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