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Photo by Phillip Spears via Getty Images The Case-Shiller index is out this morning, and housing prices continued to rise last month. Except perhaps for those shopping for homes, this is unambiguously good news. The more housing wealth,…

Photo by Phillip Spears via Getty Images The Case-Shiller index is out this morning, and housing prices continued to rise last month. Except perhaps for those shopping for homes, this is unambiguously good news. The more housing wealth,…

Unemployed Americans line up as they wait to gain entry to meet prospective employers at a Los Angeles Career Fair. Photo by: MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images Recently, in doing interviews for an upcoming piece on the frustrations of online job hunting,…

Unemployed Americans line up as they wait to gain entry to meet prospective employers at a Los Angeles Career Fair. Photo by: MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images Recently, in doing interviews for an upcoming piece on the frustrations of online job hunting,…

Photo by: Kick Images via Getty Images Angie Stehr: Calculations I see for retirement planning all seem to be based on income rather than expenses. But if I'm saving 20 percent for retirement, shouldn't I base my planning on…