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          In every decade since the period immediately before the Civil War, the US economy could be relied on to do one thing: tumble into recession. But the American economy is on pace to defy that trend for the first time in nearly 170 years as it enters the 2020s. The 2010s would be first time a decade has come and gone with
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          It can be hard to figure out where to put the money you save for retirement when there are multiple types of accounts you can open. The "retirement savings waterfall" can help you prioritize, by explaining where your money should go first, and then where any extra money should go. First, take advantage of any employer
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          One of the biggest problems with the way that most people save for retirement is that they fail to take taxes fully into consideration. With traditional IRAs and 401(k) plans, you typically set aside pre-tax money into a tax-deferred account that shelters your money from tax as long as it stays in the account. But once