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Oct
19
2016
Financial intimacy and paying down student loans together

Achieving Financial Intimacy: How This Couple Found Chemistry and Are Eliminating $130K in Student Debt Together

By | Lifestyle, Money, student_loan | 1 Comment

Discussing finances with your life partner can easily stir emotions, especially when autonomy is thought to be threatened or when one partner makes significantly more money than the other. Financial conversations require finesse and, of course, respect and understanding. And because emotions surrounding money are often tied to fear and can illicit strong reactions, those important conversations are sometimes avoided.

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Oct
17
2016
sofi wealth, market commentary

The Fed Sends a Clear Signal – Week of Oct. 17, 2016

By | invest, Money | No Comments

Stock prices fell last week in the face of rising interest rates and mixed economic data. The 10-year Treasury yield reached its highest level since early June as the market-derived probability of a Fed hike in December rose. Rising yields pushed the dollar higher against most other currencies, hurting returns in international and emerging market equities. We see bond yields leveling out in the coming weeks and remain constructive on U.S. growth.

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