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Meredith Margrave

Baby Boomers Are Retiring With More Debt Than Any Generation Before Them

Zacks' Personal Finance editor Meredith Margrave breaks down new Fed data showing most baby boomers are retiring with debt... and what that means for your own retirement math, whether it's a mortgage, credit cards, or both.

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The 401(k) "Goal" Almost Nobody Actually Hits

Zacks' Personal Finance editor Meredith Margrave explains why only 14% of workers max out their 401(k)... and why that's the wrong benchmark to measure your own retirement savings against.

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A Financial Planner Told Me About the Hardest Conversation of His Career

Zacks' Personal Finance Expert Meredith Margrave explains why "save more" isn't a retirement plan, and how setting a "good enough" number while you're still saving can keep you from trading your whole life for an account balance.

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It's Not Just You... Everyone's Energy Bill Has Gotten Higher

If your electric bill has been making you do a double take lately, you???re not alone. Meredith Margrave explains why electricity has gotten so expensive... and seven things you can actually do to bring your bill back down.

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Warren Buffett Just Retired. His Best Money Advice Was Never Complicated

Last week Warren Buffett did something that once seemed almost impossible. He retired. Personal Finance editor Meredith Margrave looks back at some of the Oracle of Omaha's best money advice.

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The 13-Hour Money Problem (And How to Shrink It)

A recent study showed that some people are losing an entire workday, every single week, to money stress. Zacks' Personal Finance editor, Meredith Margrave, has three tips to cut that number down.

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ChatGPT Wants to Connect to Your Finances. Here's Why I Clicked No

Zacks' Personal Finance editor Meredith Margrave was using ChatGPT to redesign her boys' bedroom. Then it asked for her bank account. Before you let AI see your financial information, read this.

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You Don't Need Millions to Want a Prenup

Zacks' Personal Finance editor Meredith Margrave was confused when her nanny -- who has little to protect -- was interested in a prenup. Her answer reveals why more couples want one before marriage, not just the wealthy.

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The Most Expensive Box on Your First-Job Paperwork

Zacks' Personal Finance expert Meredith Margrave answered a 22-year-old's first-job paperwork questions at her kitchen table this week ??? and found that the most important box on the form was the one nobody had explained to her.

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This Trend Isn't Financial Irresponsibility, It's a Warning Sign

What does it mean when people start financing groceries? Zacks' Personal Finance editor Meredith Margrave breaks down a new BNPL report... and the bigger warning sign hiding behind it.