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Happy 250th Birthday America
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 7/3/2026
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Is AI going to affect our investments
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 2/25/2026
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A PIN to protect your tax return
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 2/26/2026
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What could save Social Security and Medicare or bring it closer to insolvency
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 2/23/2026
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The future of mail and how it affects finances
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 1/3/2026
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Scams part 2
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 12/12/2025
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Scams
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 12/12/2025
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Untangling finances
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 11/2/2025
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Drinking and finances
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 10/16/2025
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Housing options for older Americans
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 10/18/2025
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Financial wisdom from Jonathan
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 10/7/2025
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Pig Butchering
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 7/20/2025
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DIY
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 7/17/2025
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70 years old
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 7/2/2025
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Tariffs and our retirement assets
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 4/3/2025
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Great article on aging
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 5/17/2025
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It’s 2025. Do you send checks by mail?
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 4/26/2025
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I want to see less of me on the internet
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 4/24/2025
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The bond market
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 4/9/2025
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No financial wisdom here other than ….
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 4/11/2025
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What will you do with $5,000?
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 2/22/2025
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TD Ameritrade to Schwab
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AUTHOR: Nick Politakis on 6/22/2024
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The scam that scares me the most is ACATS transfers where similar to the scam mentioned they withdraw securities or funds from your brokerage account to an identically set up account at another brokerage that they control. Apparently our senators are trying to get brokerage firms to start a system where their customers can lock their accounts to prevent such transfers. Fidelity and vanguard offer this but not Schwab.
Post: Financial Fraud
Link to comment from September 5, 2026
I stay away from Citibank. But also from other American companies like Comcast and Verizon.
Post: Time Not Well Spent
Link to comment from September 4, 2026
You get what you put into it and by that I mean personal financial education. hardly any in schools so don’t expect rosy results when you do a survey.
Post: A bleak picture for retirement in the future?
Link to comment from September 2, 2026
I agree with you about KO but XOM is involved in climate deception since it knew about global warming risks 60 years ago and ranks as one of the top global greenhouse gas polluters.
Post: Blood Money
Link to comment from August 28, 2026
Xom is an evil oil company and I own it and feel guilty about owning it. Same for KO which I owned from my teens but feel guilty at how good n investment it’s been. Probably not as good as spy but good enough.
Post: Blood Money
Link to comment from August 27, 2026
How many of us own shares in Xom? Admit it!
Post: Blood Money
Link to comment from August 26, 2026
I read that article and it’s a bit unnerving.
Post: Americans and their credit cards
Link to comment from August 25, 2026
money sharks used to charge really high rates but now they compete with banks offering credit cards. Btw. That $250 billion pays for the rewards many of us get. Thank you!
Post: Americans and their credit cards
Link to comment from August 25, 2026
I think we have caught up with Greece!
Post: Federal debt
Link to comment from August 22, 2026
The financial news media always say remember there is an inverse relationship between interest rates and bond prices.
Post: Federal debt
Link to comment from August 21, 2026