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Most personal finance concepts are extremely simple. They only seem scary and complicated before you spend a few minutes chatting with someone who can explain them in lay terms. Then there’s the infinite banking concept, or IBC to the initiated….
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When you reach your 50s, you can no longer afford the illusion that retirement is some far-distant concern for another day. You need laser focus on long-term financial planning. Because in most cases, you have more working years behind you…
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