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Best-Selling Shark Tank Products

Are The Sharks Biting?Shark Tank—the reality TV series that promises to help entrepreneurs reach their financial dreams of success—has been a show as much about laughably bad pitches as it has been about discovering the best-selling...

November 21, 2024 Craig McBrine


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I listened to a finance guru on TV and bought stocks that just bottomed out. I've lost everything. How do I rebuild?

While investing is a key part of retirement savings, we understand it can come with a degree of risk. Whether you're investing via dollar-cost averaging over a long period, or have chucked a bunch of money into the stock market from a severance pay, inheritance, or divorce settlement, don't get caught up in the "financial gurus" who preach buying single stocks. Here's what to do if you've overinvested and lost it all.
July 16, 2025 Jack Hawkins
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My retirement fund is $700K, but I still owe $120K on my mortgage. Should I pay it off?

Should you pay off your mortgage before retiring? Let’s break it down in a super simple way so you can make the best choice without stress.
July 16, 2025 Allison Robertson

Social Security Facts That Seniors Should Know About In 2025

Social Security was meant to offer peace of mind. In reality, it’s a patchwork of advantages, oversights, exemptions, and fine print. Most don’t learn the rules until they’ve lost money or their precious time.
July 15, 2025 Peter Kinney

I spent years optimizing my finances and I had to learn some hard lessons. Here's what I wish I'd known.

Every account is balanced. Every splurge is justified. And yet, it all felt...hollow. You grind for freedom, right? But somewhere between compounding returns and tracking expenses, the joy quietly packed up and left. So let’s pull back the curtain. These are the blind spots, the trade-offs, and the personal costs no one warns you about—until it’s too late.
July 15, 2025 Peter Kinney
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We Compared The Prices Of Normal Things In The 70s To Today, And It's Not Pretty

Remember when you could afford groceries, gas, and a movie night without a panic attack?
July 15, 2025 Carl Wyndham
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We used our entire emergency fund after my wife's accident, and I'm scared something else could happen. What do I do?

That safety net you worked so hard to build just disappeared. The reason doesn't matter right now. What really matters is having a game plan to get back on solid ground quickly.
July 14, 2025 Miles Brucker