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Financial advice: Common investor mistakes for retirement

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There is no magic bullet when it comes to retiring successfully.

Hard work, meticulous planning, and years of dedicated wealth-building are the main ingredients needed to facilitate a prosperous, enjoyable retirement.

Here are just a few of the things people do that can create lots of frustration, hardships, and headaches...

Seven tips to stop constant worrying in your life

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Do you find yourself worrying about everything that is going on around you?

It can be very tiring and depressing to constantly worry about your family, your job, your health, and everything else that is happening. Having things out of your control is very scary.

As a result, here are 7 tips on how to overcome the cycle of worry and fear in your life.

Focus on the facts of your siutation; not your thoughts: When people are stressed out, they rely on their fearful and depressing thoughts.  Your fearful thoughts are exaggerated and are not based on reality. When you are anxious, focus on the facts of your current situation and not on what you think.You can't predict the future: Remember...

Selecting the right life insurance policy for you

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It is essential to carefully consider your life insurance needs before selecting a policy. Life insurance can provide financial security for your loved ones in the event of your death and can be an essential part of your overall financial planning.

There are several types of life insurance policies to choose from, including term life insurance, whole life insurance, and universal life insurance. Each type of policy has its own features and benefits, and it is important to understand the differences between them to select the right policy for you.

Term life insurance provides coverage for a specific period of time, such as 10, 20, or 30 years. It is typically the most affordable option...

Have you been yeeted by a yeti yet?

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It’s no secret that expert wordplay is the key to increasing your romantic attraction. After all, who doesn’t love a bonafide word nerd?

Today’s word journey includes slang and common words that sound similar. If you’re playing at home, turn your dictionaries to the “y” section.

Are we having fun yet? Let’s begin by examining the word “yet.” Although the exact origin of the word is unknown, in Old English, the words “get” and “gieta” mean “until now” or “thus far.” You can imagine how these words morphed along the way to arrive at the “yet” pronunciation we have today.

The small but mighty “yet” is a versatile word. As an adverb, “yet”...

Heinrich introduces legislation to level the playing field for New Mexico’s children

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Act would improve students’ literacy

WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, D-N.M, introduced the Literacy Improvement for Transformation Act, legislation that aims to improve literacy outcomes for all students by ensuring that every K-12 public school has at least one full-time reading or literacy specialist on staff, on March 12.

More than 8 million low-income K-5 students in America are not proficient in reading. According to data provided by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, children who struggle to read proficiently by fourth grade are four times more likely not to graduate from high school than their peers with grade-level reading skills.

“Every child in New Mexico...

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