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Only about 10% of U.S. adults eat enough vegetables, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Since vegetables provide nutrients that help protect against…
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Borrowers can still take advantage of a student loan interest-rate reduction if they enroll in on-time payments.
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You may take a blood pressure pill in the morning, a cholesterol medicine at night, something for arthritis, and another prescription to help you sleep. Add an occasional allergy…
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Check your mailbox.
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If your goal is to get the largest possible Social Security payment each month, waiting until age 70 to file is usually the best move. At that point, your monthly check would be…
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Mortgage rates eased for the first time in two months this week as investors moved toward the safety of government bonds, amid weaker stock and tech markets and a steep drop in…
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A family can earn too much for one aid program, qualify for another, and never learn the difference simply because they never knew where to look. The federal government offers a…
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More and more housing experts are treating mortgage rates above 7% as the new standard.
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Every pilot understands that missing a checklist item can cause problems later, often when there are fewer ways to fix them.
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Student loan borrowers may soon face tougher collection efforts, but there are steps that can help protect their money.
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Two married couples can have the same $400,000 traditional IRA and still face very different federal tax bills when they convert it to a Roth IRA. The difference is not the…
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A 62-year-old who spreads a $400,000 Roth conversion across 11 years pays about $48,000 in federal tax at 12%, saving roughly $24,100 compared with a 70-year-old who has only…
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