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Both debt repayment and investing are good options, financial planner says.

People often envy movie stars and athletes for earning millions of dollars in a short amount of time, but their money stories aren’t always as glamorous as they seem. In fact, Kiplinger reported that 78% of athletes fall into severe debt or bankruptcy just two years into retirement.

Nobody knows how this will play out, but it’s gone far enough that it’s time to think about shifting to offence from defence.

Don’t be a vacation slacker. Time off is linked to a slew of benefits, including better sleep and improved mental health. So, what are you waiting for? Put the guilt aside and plan your next holiday.

How to avoid some common mistakes and maintain a good credit score

Those who believed the fable of a new normal are now receiving a crash course on how the laws of nature apply to the stock market as well.

Recession: The word has started surfacing again in economists’ commentary as stocks tumble and central banks worldwide crank up interest rates to combat rampant inflation. The urgent question for your personal economy is: Do you have an emergency fund?

A new term, “exercise guilt,” has cropped up in the past few years to capture the disappointment we feel when our fitness goals go unmet. Like any unmet goal we set for ourselves, it’s helpful to ask, is this guilt the result of falling short or shooting too long?

For investors with a ten-year-plus time horizon, it’s business as usual.

It’s easy to feel like each opportunity could be the last, but that’s not usually the case.