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older couple with advisor discussing finances

U.S. workers have a long list of reasons, many of them legitimate, for why they can’t come up with the money for a retirement savings plan. But here’s the rub: we live in a 401(k) world. Workers who aren’t convinced of the urgency of saving should listen to people who have already retired.  Even thoug…

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Education is the holy grail of success.  But too many young men in this country don’t graduate high school, much less aspire to a college degree. It’s clear that completing high school improves one’s chances of moving up the economic ladder.  So why doesn’t this incentive always work? At a time of greater attention to…