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Dec 2018
21m 24s

How Can You Save More?

CHARLES SCHWAB
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People are hardwired to value earning money more than saving it. A recent report shows that 26% of all workers have saved less than $1,000 for retirement and 64% have saved less than $100,000. In this episode, Mark Riepe talks with Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz about ways to overcome some common mental blocks to saving more—and to put savings on autopilot.

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