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What Percentage of Your Income Should Go to Rent?

When renting your first apartment (or your next one) an important question to consider is what percentage of income should go to rent. Spending too much of your paycheck on monthly rental payments could mean you come up short when it comes to covering other expenses, paying off debt or advancing your financial goals. […]For Rent

6 Methods for Getting Rid of Your Debt

If you want to pay off your debt, you have to make some tough decisions. The first of them is which debt repayment option will you choose. There are pros and cons to each option, and the one that’s best for you depends on your debt, your income, your monthly expenses, the importance of your credit rating, and how much of the debt you want to pay off. Here are […]

Smart Investors Shouldn’t Worry Over Coronavirus Outbreak

China’s coronavirus has the world markets in panic mode.

On Friday, the Dow Jones dropped more than 600 points (about 2%). And the S&P 500 had its worst day since August 2019.

While the market started to recover some of its losses today, plenty of investors are still spooked… and there could be more volatility on the way in the short term […]

Three Warnings That the Bull Market Is Nearing Its End

There's A Storm A Comin'The Dow industrials ended the week down -2.5%. The broader S&P 500 fell -2.1%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell -1.8%.

And the Russell 2000 Index of riskier small-cap stocks plunged -2.9%.

Meanwhile, investors rushed into Treasury bonds… a traditional safe haven in times of distress.

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