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US Presidents and Personal Finance

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I wonder if that could be part of our national debt problem. He ended up hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt and only salvaged his estate by selling (after his death) his civil war memoirs. Just because you make it to be the most powerful leader in the world doesn’t mean you end up rich.

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Should You Consider Investing Your Money?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

GDP fell by 25% and markets crashed far more than they did in 2008. In my view there is likely to be a lot of pain in the global economy which is weighed down by huge amounts of debt at personal, business and government levels. Opportunities for some bargains The stock market often presents some outstanding bargains.

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10 Best Low-Risk Investments In April 2024

Savings Corner

Dividend-paying stocks Stocks aren’t as safe as cash, savings accounts or government debt, but they’re generally less risky than high-fliers like options or futures. I wouldn’t say a dividend-paying stock is a low-risk investment because there were dividend-paying stocks that lost 20 percent or 30 percent in 2008,” Wacek says.

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