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Football, Finances, and Fumbles: What to Do When Life Calls an Audible Thumbnail

Football, Finances, and Fumbles: What to Do When Life Calls an Audible

Are you a football fan? If so, you understand the significance of an audible call at the line of scrimmage and how sometimes you are also forced to call an audible in life. Modern football has evolved since the late 19th century when Walter Camp at Yale University first pushed the idea of a quarterback receiving the ball from someone at the line of scrimmage. Over the years, players and referees have had to adapt to changes in the rules and new technologies. Flexibility and being able to adapt quickly are crucial skills that can help you navigate many aspects of your life, including financially. When it comes to emergency preparedness and planning, we often think about small steps taken over a long period of time. For example:

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ChatGPT-powered Wall Street: The benefits and perils of using artificial intelligence to trade stocks and other financial instruments Thumbnail

ChatGPT-powered Wall Street: The benefits and perils of using artificial intelligence to trade stocks and other financial instruments

Artificial Intelligence-powered tools, such as ChatGPT, have the potential to revolutionize the efficiency, effectiveness and speed of the work humans do. And this is true in financial markets as much as in sectors like health care, manufacturing and pretty much every other aspect of our lives. I’ve been researching financial markets and algorithmic trading for 14 years. While AI offers lots of benefits, the growing use of these technologies in financial markets also points to potential perils. A look at Wall Street’s past efforts to speed up trading by embracing computers and AI offers important lessons on the implications of using them for decision-making. Program trading fuels Black Monday

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Tax-Advantaged Ways to Save for College

In the college savings game, all strategies aren't created equal. The best savings vehicles offer special tax advantages if the funds are used to pay for college. Tax-advantaged strategies are important because over time, you can potentially accumulate more money with a tax-advantaged investment compared to a taxable investment. Ideally, though, you'll want to choose a savings vehicle that offers you the best combination of tax advantages, financial aid benefits, and flexibility, while meeting your overall investment needs.

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The Different Stages of Financial Freedom

If you're living paycheck-to-paycheck or stuck in a job you don't love just to pay the bills, it can be easy to feel as though you're financially trapped. But financial freedom doesn't need to be elusive—with some focused and consistent effort, you may be able to achieve financial freedom sooner than you expected. Below, we'll discuss the different stages of the financial freedom journey.

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10 Tips to Work Toward Financial Freedom

Financial freedom is a state of being in control of one's finances, covering expenses easily, and saving for future goals. Financial freedom enables you to choose how you spend or interact with your money and have the choice to decide what to do with it. Financial freedom is essential to being financially secure and meeting your goals. Here are ten tips to help you develop financial freedom.

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Stepping Up to the Plate: Four Baseball Money Lessons

Baseball and financial management can have more in common than meets the eye. Below, we discuss four key lessons that investors—and everyone else—can learn from America's favorite pastime. Diversification of Assets is Critical Having nine power-hitters who are weak in the outfield can help your team rack up high scores—but may not be enough to win the game.

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3 Golf Tips to Keep Your Retirement Plan on Course

In golf, as in finances, there are a few rules of thumb that may improve your game: keep a level head, avoid traps, practice before trying something new and stay the course. Applying lessons from the golf course to your financial life and vice versa may help you improve your game in both arenas. Here are three tips that may help you work toward success on and off the golf course.

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Benefits of Including Investment-Grade Bonds

For investors seeking stable returns in their fixed-income portfolio Over the last 15 years, investment-grade bonds have modestly outperformed Treasuries, making them an attractive option for investors seeking stable returns in their fixed-income portfolios. But how many investors can articulate the reasons that have contributed to their outperformance or the potential benefits of including investment-grade bonds in a fixed-income portfolio? Why Investment-Grade Bonds?

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