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10 Influencer Scams To Avoid If…
Have you ever scrolled through social media and thought, Wow, this person is making six figures a month, how do I get in on that? Same. Social media is flooded with people claiming they’ve cracked the code to overnight success, passive income, or early retirement. But here’s the truth: many of these so-called experts are

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How To Compute Your Product Price…
Isa sa pinaka-importanteng tanong ng bawat aspiring negosyante ay: “Paano ko iko-compute ang presyo ng produkto o serbisyo ko?” Madaling sabihin na dapat “may tubo” – pero paano nga ba ito gawin nang tama? Here’s a simplified step-by-step guide to help you set the right price for your product or service: 1. Alamin ang Total
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- Your Retirement Withdrawal Order of OperationsBefore the article, here’s what’s happening this week on our podcast, Personal Finance for Long-Term Investors: Retirement withdrawal strategies are one of the most common topics that you readers write to me about. You ask questions like: Which accounts and which assets should you withdraw first, and why? How does Social Security fit in? What … Read more
- You don’t have to be afraid…Advertiser Disclosure: rich & REGULAR is a member of affiliate marketing programs and may receive commission in exchange for promoting products and services. I [Julien] hate hotel gift shops. Every time I set foot in one, I can feel the insane price premium squeezing money out of me. One time, while visiting Florida, I’d completely forgotten to … Read more
- Why Your Company May Be Struggling…When it comes to the big world of business, times get hard. Not everything is going to go your way all of the time, and you’ve got to learn to be okay with that. Well, not okay with it per se, but you have to find ways to get through and make your business thrive … Read more
- Why You Should Wake Up Early…Since summer last year, I decided that I should wake up early. I read all the blogs about people who woke up early, and it just made sense to try it. All blogs stated that waking up early, meditating, affirmations, would all help you. They made it sound as if my life would magically change … Read more
- Why U.S. Life Insurers Are Moving…Between 2019 and 2024, a monumental financial transformation has quietly unfolded within the U.S. life insurance sector: approximately $800 billion in reserves have been shifted offshore. This staggering figure not only marks one of the largest capital reallocations in recent industry history but also signals a significant evolution in how insurers manage risk, capital, and … Read more
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Stocks For Wealth, Bonds for Sanity
Before the article, here’s what’s happening this week on our podcast, Personal Finance for Long-Term Investors: I don’t know what a diversified stock portfolio will return this year. Or next year. Or the year after that. Short-term stock returns are a mysterious black box. Schrodinger’s investment. If short-term portfolio returns are vital to your survival,

Grok: Elon’s New AI Chatbot That’s…
“Grok? Isn’t that the chatbot that roasts you if you ask dumb questions?” Yep. That’s the one. If you’ve been even slightly plugged into the tech world, you’ve probably heard the buzz. Grok is a generative AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, and integrated directly into X (formerly Twitter). But unlike ChatGPT,

Why Some Boomers Are Lying About…
Image source: Unsplash Money has always been a sensitive subject, but among Baby Boomers, the conversation has taken a surprising turn: a growing number are lying about their net worth. In a generation that experienced unprecedented economic growth and cultural shifts, why would people who’ve spent decades building their wealth feel the need to misrepresent

CNBC news leaders Colarusso, Yarow are…
CNBC news leaders Dan Colarusso and Jay Yarow have let their teams know that they will be leaving CNBC after successful tenures leading CNBC’s TV and digital newsrooms, respectively. Dan Colarusso The news comes in the wake of CNBC hiring Barron’s editor in chief David Cho to be its editor in chief. Colarusso, senior vice president of business news, joined

23 Ways to Make Extra Money…
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure for more information. 2020 has been a real humdinger. Unemployment is currently at 13.3% and there are entire businesses and industries that have been shaken up to the point that they may not return. It’s left a lot of people reevaluating the future of their

The secret to loving your life…
It’s Valentine’s Day so this morning, we gave our son Beau two of his favorite things: cars and clothes. The car-thing comes from my side of the family. I come from a long line of car enthusiasts who can tell you the make, model, and year of a random vehicle on the road. But the

Designing my life, part one: Building…
Last week, I raved about the book Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans. These two Stanford design professors have taken design principles and applied them to helping people figure out what they want to be when they grow up. After advocating Designing Your Life to several friends, two of them suggested that

How to Start Affiliate Marketing in…
This article may contain links from our partners. Please read how we make money for more info. Affiliate marketing is a flexible way to make money online without creating your own online store or holding on to inventory. Learning how to start affiliate marketing can open up the door to earning $1,000+ per month! In