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Towards a Healthier Financial Future
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Did you know?
In 1950, Diners Club introduced the first payment system resembling a credit card. This wasn't a real credit card, though. It was a charge card instead, and the cardholder was expected to pay the whole debt each month.
Use our credit card payoff calculator to help you plan for a brighter future →Word of the week
Amortization
The amortization period is the length of time it takes to pay off a mortgage in full. The amortization is an estimate based on the interest rate for your current term.
Learn more on how your amortization period affects your costs →Infographic of the week
Warren Buffett's Portfolio Visualized
Warren Buffet is probably best known for being one of the world’s most successful investors. See what Berkshire Hathaway are holding and learn from the legendary value investor known as the 'Oracle of Omaha'.
How They Make Money: Why the Oracle of Omaha tends to bet on the status quo →Saving
Many millennials and Gen Z’s have done everything “right” - they’ve graduated, found good jobs, are paying off their debt and saving money. So why is it so hard to live the middle class lifestyle their parents and older peers had at their age?
Podcast: Stress Test by columnist Rob Carrick - Is the middle class dead for millennials and Gen Z? →Investing
How to Invest Like Warren Buffett
Want to emulate Buffett’s investment strategy? Morningstar has compiled work on the approach he and partner Charlie Munger have pursued at Berkshire Hathaway. (Stock symbols BRK.A and BRK.B)
Delve into Warren Buffett’s investment strategy →Serious stuff
Could your language affect your ability to save money?
TED.com - Saving for a rainy day: Keith Chen on language that forecasts weather and behaviour →Fun stuff
"Got my money And now you're gone Down the road They say a fool And his money soon part Now was I a fool"
Which artist is #1 on our Neontrack playlist this week?
Listen to our Neontrack playlist when you have music and money on your mind.