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Jul 2
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Our Personal Finance Mistakes Are The In...

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PODCAST NETWORK
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Is personal finance rigged against ordinary people? Economists argue the system rewards the wealthy and financially savvy at the expense of everyone else. 
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