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May 08

Column: Why you need to get financially naked with your partner

By Erin Lowry

For other generations “the number” may refer to bedfellows, but millennials have a new type of number to be concerned with: the debt number.

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May 04

In this struggling Wisconsin town, families come to terms with needing help

By Amy Goldstein

In Janesville, Wisconsin, the nation’s oldest operating General Motors assembly plant shut down in the midst of the Great Recession, two days before Christmas of 2008. As many as 9,000 people lost their jobs, and families tumbled out of the…

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May 04

Can employers make you rely on Medicare and drop their insurance?

By Philip Moeller

Is it legal for employers to pressure their employees to drop workplace health insurance? Phil Moeller answers that question and more in his weekly column, Ask Phil.

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May 02

Column: Want to raise your credit score? Follow these two steps

By Erin Lowry

A strong credit history serves as an insurance policy on your financial life. Here's how you can build good credit.

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Apr 30

Column: 5 questions to ask during your hospital stay

By Elisabeth Rosenthal

You can protect your financial health while in the hospital by asking the right questions.

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Apr 27

Column: Why the U.S. should remain in the Paris climate agreement

By Ban Ki-moon, Robert Stavins

After 20 years of negotiations, the path-breaking Paris climate agreement, with its exceptionally broad participation, is the answer to long-standing, bipartisan appeals, and provides an excellent foundation for progress.

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Apr 27

Column: 6 questions to ask at every doctor’s appointment

By Elisabeth Rosenthal

If you're trying to leave the doctor's office without huge medical bills, here are the questions you need to ask.

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Apr 17

Column: Why we need to rewrite our tax code from scratch

By T.R. Reid

As we’ve seen in other countries, the way to bring about fundamental change in a dysfunctional tax code is to start over.

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Apr 13

What other countries can teach America about taxes

By Paul Solman

Journalist T.R. Reid's latest project was to find the world’s best income tax systems and report them back to the home of tax revolution: the U.S.

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Apr 13

For retired expats, the question remains: Should I keep Medicare coverage or not?

By Philip Moeller

It all depends on the likelihood of their returning to the U.S. and on the duration of their absence, Journalist Philip Moeller said.

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