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Personal finance

Investments and retirement

Personal finance

Investments and retirement

Lessons

Retirement accounts: IRAs and 401ks

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Traditional IRAs
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Roth IRAs
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401(k)s
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Managing your 401(k) when you change jobs
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Your 401(k): 10 things to find out - by Better Money Habits®
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Building a foundation for retirement - by Better Money Habits®
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The effect of time on your retirement account - by Better Money Habits®
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Mutual funds and ETFs

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Open-ended mutual fund (part 1)
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Open-end mutual fund redemptions (part 2)
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Closed-end mutual funds
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Exchange traded funds (ETFs)
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Ponzi schemes
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Stocks

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What it means to buy a company's stock
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Bonds vs. stocks
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Life insurance

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Term life insurance and death probability
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About this unit

Stocks, bonds, mutual funds, 401(k)s...learn about different options for investing your money and saving for retirement.
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