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Why You Should Be Skeptical of Financial “Rules of Thumb”

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While they can be helpful when it comes finding a starting point, rules of thumb should be approached with a degree of skepticism. Markets and economic conditions change as well. Economic conditions might lead to greater inflation than expected. Rules of thumb are often used to make various financial decisions.