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Friday’s need-to-know money news

August 23, 2019 By Liz Weston

Today’s top story: Make renting work for your financial goals. Also in the news: Why this investment account is becoming more popular, what millennials get wrong about Social Security, and the common money regimen that can backfire and leave you worse off.

Make Renting Work for Your Financial Goals
Rent reporting can boost your credit score.

Why This Investment Account Is Becoming More Popular
Revisiting the brokerage account.

What Millennials Get Wrong About Social Security
Costly myths.

The common money regimen that can actually backfire and leave you worse off
When dieting doesn’t work.

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Filed Under: Liz's Blog Tagged With: brokerage accounts, budgets, Credit Score, financial goals, Investments, millennials, renting, Social Security

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