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Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Andy Smith is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), licensed realtor and educator with over ...

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Next year, Michael and Susan Dell plan to move $250 into the new Trump accounts of millions of children under 10. You’ll need to live in the right ZIP code. By Ron Lieber and Nicholas Kulish On ...

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