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Living With Kids: Karen Nyberg

[ This home tour (in space!) was originally published on October 8, 2013. ] This tour doesn’t exactly qualify for our Living With Kids series. Rather, I should probably title it Living Without Her Family And Missing Them Like Mad While She Is In Outer Space! Because Karen Nyberg is …

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Jonathan Burton’s Life Savings: Billionaire investor Ray Dalio on capitalism’s crisis: The world is going to change ‘in shocking ways’ in the next five years

Ray Dalio certainly is no radical idealist, but in his frequent writings and media appearances the veteran investor consistently calls for Americans to rewrite their longstanding contract with capitalism so that it is fairer and more generous to more people. Otherwise, he predicts, life in the U.S. could become more …

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What is home equity and why is it important?

The term ‘home equity’ is one that you probably will hear a lot about as you venture into homeownership, apply for a second mortgage, or refinance your current mortgage. Because many lenders and real estate agents are so close to the subject, they may assume that you are as well …

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