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Stock Market Sectors: 11 Official GICS Groups

Savings Corner

Banks are a key industry group within the sector, but you’ll also find insurance companies , brokerage houses, consumer finance providers, and mortgage-related real estate investment trusts among financials. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors.

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What Are You Giving Up to Save Money?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Is it really worth it to give up whole foods (not the store, the actual foods) to save money? I think about FinCon for example, the conference for personal finance bloggers I attended last weekend in New Orleans. Sometimes the things we have to give up to put an extra few bucks in the bank account aren’t really worth it.