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More Americans are Using Retirement Savings to Cover Expenses

Twenty-twenty has taken its toll on the average retirement savings, according to a new study by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine and Personal Capital, an online financial advisor. More than half of Americans are dipping into their savings, with 60 percent using their IRAs and 401(k)s to get them through the difficulties they are facing from […]

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How Iceland Can Teach Us A Lesson in Risk from the 2008 Financial Crisis

In his new book, Svein Harald Øygard uses the invaluable financial lessons he learned as Central Bank Governor of Iceland during the 2008 financial crisis to analyze risk in the world of finance and economics. Iceland became an extreme example of financial ruin when the financial crisis hit. Øygard took on the role of Central

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Navigating the Pandemic, According to Sarah Nadav

The problems people face during the pandemic aren’t only financial — everything is entangled with emotions. It’s what Sarah Nadav’s new book, What the F*CK Should I Do Now?: How to Manage your Money when Everything You Thought You Knew Stops Making Sense, addresses.  Who better to write a book during the pandemic than Nadav, a

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What the Stimulus Package Means for You

*UPDATED AS OF DECEMBER 23, 2020  If you’re struggling to make ends meet due to the impacts of Coronavirus, a second stimulus could be coming. The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 – a $900B relief package to deliver the second round of economic stimulus for individuals, families, and businesses was passed

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Here’s What You’ll Get from the $900 Billion Stimulus Package

Congress has finally passed a second stimulus package to combat the massive COVID-19 economic impact. The $900 billion package covers stimulus checks, unemployment boost, small business aid, school and public health funds, rental and nutrition assistance and a ban on surprise medical bills. Many Americans feel the proposed measures are not enough. Here’s what made

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As Stimulus Talks Drag, Is A $600 Check Enough?

With a Friday deadline looming over lawmakers’ heads, the latest stimulus package seems closer than ever. But nothing has been signed just yet. The $900 billion stimulus proposal didn’t originally include direct payments to Americans, though the latest word from Congress tells us checks will be included after all — even if they’re only half

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Confused About When Your Student Loans Are Due? Here’s What We Know.

On December 4, U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos announced that the student loan forbearance period would extend through January 2021. While a one-month extension wasn’t the Christmas miracle many were hoping for, it gives lawmakers time to agree on the next stimulus package or for the new administration to pass loan forgiveness.  A recent

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The Decline of the U.S. Has Already Begun

Richard Lachmann’s book manages to connect status and national choices — making us realize that some failures aren’t far from home. All good things come to an end — including the global dominance of the United States. In First-Class Passengers on a Sinking Ship: Elite Politics and the Decline of Great Powers, Lachmann compares the

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