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Your 401(k) default is probably not the best 401(k) you could have
A 401(k) is a tax wrapper, not an investment. The fund inside the wrapper does the work — and the auto-enrolled default fund is rarely the best one available in the same plan.
·4 min read
Money traps
How credit-card minimum payments quietly cost you thousands
The minimum payment is calibrated by the lender, not by you. Here's what it actually costs to use it as your payment plan — and why the warning box on your statement is the most ignored piece of consumer-protection text in the country.
·4 min read