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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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Welcome, Cracked.com Readers!

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Now this is a pleasant, if unlikely surprise.
If you're coming to the site from Cracked.com's The 6 Most Statistically Full of Shit Professions, you're certainly in for some fun.

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Lessons Learned from a 21-Year-Old Lottery Winner

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What would you do if, at the age of 19, you won $1 million on a scratch off lottery ticket?
Probably a lot. A vacation here, a donation there, maybe a gift to your closest relatives, and save the rest for the future, right?
That's the situation Louis Jay found himself in two years ago when the [...]

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Ask the Readers: What's Your Favorite Personal Finance Book?

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As part of our never-ending journey to learn as much as we can about money management, investing and personal finance, you've likely read a few books that really taught you something or made you see the topic in a whole new manner.
The beautiful thing is that there are so many books to read. The problem [...]

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When Will You Have Enough?

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The other day, I saw a short description of the latest book by John Bogle, founder of Vanguard and inventor of the first index fund, that struck me.
The book's title, Enough, comes from a conversation had by two of America's most famous authors, Joseph Heller (of Catch-22 fame) and Kurt Vonnegut (who wrote Slaughterhouse-Five).
In the [...]

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Stock Picking Experts vs. Coin Flippers: Who Wins?

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At this point, if you still think there really are people who are experts at picking stocks, I've got a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn.
But I'm going to pile it on with even more irrefutable evidence that stock picking experts don't exist, and if you're paying someone to actively manage your investments, you're losing [...]

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