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Don't Let Your Retirement Savings Goal Get You Down
Don't Let Your Retirement Savings Goal Get You Down As a retirement savings plan participant, you know that setting an accumulation goal is an important part of your overall strategy. In fact, over decades of conducting its annual...
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What Is a Falling Knife and How Do Investors and Traders Use It?
Falling knife is a colloquial term for a rapid drop in the price or value of a security. The term is commonly used in phrases like, "Don't try to catch a falling knife." It can be translated to mean, "Wait for the price to bottom out...
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How Does This Crash Compare to 2020 and 2008?
The tariff shock is more stagflationary than deflationary. And it may be beyond central banks to fix. Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve. His magical monetary powers may not cover tariffs.Photographer: Tierney L....
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Avoid the Unforced Investment Errors Even Billionaires Make
In an exclusive excerpt from his new book How Not to Invest, Barry Ritholtz offers some friendly reminders about how easy it is to make money-losing decisions. iStock image Decades as an investor and trader on Wall Street have taught...
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How to Stop Buying Things You Don’t Need
The first day of spring arrives this week, and I’ve already begun my seasonal tradition of paring down my stuff. It’s gratifying to have a newly empty shelf, but resisting the urge to load it with new stuff can be tough. When you...
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