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Finance Friday Articles

Posted on September 26, 2025 Updated on September 26, 2025

  • 8 Ways to Teach Your Kids About Money
  • 12 Reasons to Consider More Roth
  • Are Small Caps Dead?
  • Best Bond Funds for Your Portfolio: Treasurys, Corporates, and Municipals Explained
  • Buy When There’s Bonds in the Streets?
  • Do I need an umbrella insurance policy?
  • Here’s How Much the Man Who Invented the 4% Rule Actually Spends in Retirement (Spoiler: It’s More Than 4%)
  • In Defense of AUM Fees
  • It’s So Simple – Fees Predict Performance
  • Money is freedom. (Or is it?)
  • Navigating the Unknowns of Financial Decisions
  • The 2026 Retirement Plan Contribution Limits
  • Thinking Outside the Box to Build a Better Income Portfolio
  • What Winning Looks Like at 50
  • Why the 4% Rule is More Like the 2% Rule
  • Why the 5% Rule is the New 4% Rule
  • Wish I Was Making This Up

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

Medical Corps Chief’s Calls – 30 SEP

Posted on September 25, 2025 Updated on September 25, 2025

Medical Corps Chiefs Call Flyer (30Sep2025)Download

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A Frogman in the family: Honoring a family’s service from the Korean War to today

Posted on September 25, 2025 Updated on September 20, 2025

https://www.dvidshub.net/news/547951/frogman-family-honoring-familys-service-korean-war-today

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This entry was posted in History and tagged history.

At War Department, Shaving Waivers Out, Clean-Shaven Faces In

Posted on September 24, 2025 Updated on September 20, 2025

https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4309929/at-war-department-shaving-waivers-out-clean-shaven-faces-in/

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This entry was posted in Grooming standards and tagged Grooming standards.

This Week at DOW: Guard Making Memphis Safe, Tamping Down on Drug Traffickers, Department Remembers POW/MIAs

Posted on September 23, 2025 Updated on September 20, 2025

https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4310061/this-week-at-dow-guard-making-memphis-safe-tamping-down-on-drug-traffickers-dep/

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Lifesaving Guideline Released to Recognize, Manage Dangerous Muscle Condition in Warfighters

Posted on September 22, 2025 Updated on September 20, 2025

https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4305183/lifesaving-guideline-released-to-recognize-manage-dangerous-muscle-condition-in/

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Beyond the battlefield: Drone warfare’s impact on health — from amputations to PTSD

Posted on September 21, 2025 Updated on September 20, 2025

https://health.mil/News/Dvids-Articles/2025/09/16/news548331

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This entry was posted in Readiness and tagged Readiness.

Around the MHS – Sept. 18, 2025

Posted on September 21, 2025 Updated on September 20, 2025

https://health.mil/News/Gallery/Dvids-Videos/2025/09/17/video977254

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Why was I denied access to VA health care?

Posted on September 20, 2025 Updated on September 20, 2025

https://www.moaa.org/expertsdenied

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Navy Medicine Fast Facts – Dental Corps Legends – LT Morton I. Silver

Posted on September 20, 2025 Updated on September 16, 2025

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