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The Student Loan Bubble
Call it a bubble, call it a catastrophe, call it whatever you’d like, but student loan debt has become an increasingly large burden and more and more people are starting to notice. The issue was most recently highlighted by our largely stagnant Congress who allowed the subsidized loan rates for undergraduates to double to 6.8%…
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Stay Away from my 401K
It is no secret that our countries federal deficit is quite steep, but is retirement savings the correct place to look for money to reduce this problem? Currently, Congress is strongly considering removing all or part of the tax incentives, including pre-tax contributions, for 401(k) plans. This is viewed as a method to increase federal…
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A Brief History of Money
As credit and debit cards gradually take over the sphere of purchasing, money becomes less and less a physical thing. Whereas a decade ago satirists were drawing images of moguls swimming in a sea of bills, this satire is shifting to illustrate these same moguls now depositing checks with too many zeroes into overseas bank…
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How To Financially Prepare for Entrepreneurship
Everyone wants to be their own boss, make the rules, stop living under the proverbial “man,” but it can be a scary plunge to take. Owning your own business requires financial responsibility and risk that many people aren’t willing to take on, but if you are up for the challenge and are going to chase…
