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Jason Unger

The Lamest Argument Against Index Funds

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I totally get why some in the financial media hate writing about index funds: they're easy to explain, there's no amazing fund manager behind them, and the story generally stays the same over time.
In essence, there's only so much to say about index funds. They work. You can't over-analyze and constantly produce content about them, [...]

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The Scary Truth About Saving For Retirement

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You don't have to be 55 to start thinking about retirement. In fact, if you've waited that long, you're in a bit of a pickle.
While retirement often seems far away if you're in in your prime working years, you need to make it a priority … now. Because the scary truth is that most people [...]

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Best of Automatic Finances: February 2010

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In the shortest month of the year, you had a lot to say about the stories posted here at Automatic Finances.
While there were fewer posts than normal during February, you certainly chimed in with your opinions on topics from cutting the Federal deficit to having an emergency fund to paying for college.

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Are Savers Losers? Or, is Robert Kiyosaki For Real?

I stumbled across this video the other day on YouTube, and let's just say, I was rolling my eyes the entire time.
But, it could just be me. Watch this video, let me know what you think in a comment, and then I'll share my entire thoughts.

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What's More Important: An Emergency Fund or Being Debt Free?

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Having an emergency fund is one of the most important steps to financial freedom, but if you listen to some personal finance pundits, it's not as important as being debt free. (Dave Ramsey, I'm looking at you.)
When you're financially free, you're out of debt and have a 3-6 month emergency fund, but when you're just [...]

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Ask the Readers: Have You Filed Your Taxes Yet?

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Even though I have all of my W-2s, 1099s and other tax documents, I've been pushing off filing my taxes for this year.
I'm not really sure why — probably just because I am super busy with work, life, etc. — but it's one of those things where I keep telling myself to just take an [...]

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The Paper Documents You Actually Need to Keep

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In an age of online banking and bill pay, it's easy and makes a ton of sense to go paperless, especially when it comes to the traditional bank and bill statements you've been getting in the mail for years.
But for as many documents that we can store digitally, there are a few items that you [...]

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