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What Can Go Wrong – Naming a Beneficiary

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Being the smart person you are, you you sign up for a 401K with company matching and do the right thing by starting to pump as much into it as possible. Since you are single, you make your Mom and Dad or your brother or sister your beneficiary. Grandchildren inherit but can’t get use of the money.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

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” FG presents A Tale of Two Brothers posted at Financial God , saying, “One of my favourite books is ‘Economics in One Lesson’, by Henry Hazlitt. Even professional bond market money managers do not beat the bond market.” If you have not yet read this yet, I highly recommend that you go and purchase a copy.

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