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Financial Illiteracy: This One Will Cost You

The financial illiteracy crisis in this country costs us a fortune – and this will only continue.
It has already crippled the retirement lives of almost half the boomers, and if something isn’t done, the Gen Xers and millennials aren’t going to fare much better.
It’s a sad fact, but 47% of boomers have nothing saved for retirement. And a full 21% of elderly married couples, and 45% of unmarried people, rely on Social Security for 90% of their income.
The average Social Security check this year is $1,422. That’s $17,532 per year. Most of us spend more than that on restaurant meals …read more […]

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Stocks fall as Trump impeachment talk grows; sterling up after Brexit ruling

A gauge of global stocks fell for a third day on Tuesday as a push by some Democrats for the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump gained momentum, and the British pound strengthened after the UK Supreme Court ruled Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament was unlawful.

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Fiat Chrysler manager lied about emissions even after VW scandal broke, indictment charges

A grand jury indicted a senior manager at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV on charges he lied to regulators about diesel emissions, alleging the deception continued even after a scandal over cheating on government environmental tests had engulfed rival Volkswagen AG .

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