Month: September 2025

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Financial Rules of Thumb: Guidelines, Not Guarantees

Rules of thumb exist for a reason. They’re quick, simple, and easy to remember -...
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Why Quick Financial Fixes Feel Good – and Why Algorithms Keep Serving Them Up

If you’ve ever searched “how to get out of debt” or “best savings account,” you...
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How to Tell Sound Advice from a Sales Pitch

The trouble with financial advice today isn’t just that there’s too much of it. It’s...
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Finance as Entertainment: The Rise of the Finfluencer

Finance has always had its performers. The radio hosts promising to “make you a millionaire.”...
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The Risks Your Portfolio Can’t Cover

A retirement plan can tell you how to replace a paycheck, cover your bills, and...
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When Fear Steals Your Retirement

We spend most of our working years hearing the same warning: don’t run out of...
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Can Uncertainty Be Modeled?

A couple of weeks ago, we asked whether “stability” in finance is real or just...
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Keeping Up Without Jumping First

Finance isn’t fashion. You don’t get points for being the first to try the newest...
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Complexity Creep and the Cost of Getting It Wrong

Financial planning has always involved trade-offs. But in the past, the decisions were simpler -...
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How Financial Planning Got Crowded… and Confusing

Back in our July 28 issue, we talked about how every piece of your financial...