GDP growth revised up, beats forecasts
Robust new-home building and stronger exports helped the U.S. economy expand at a faster-than-expected 3.8 percent annual rate in the first quarter, the Commerce Department said on Wednesday.
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Boomers should try to enter retirement mortgage-free (Richmond Times-Dispatch) The headline read: "Mortgages No Longer a Stigma in Retirement." That was the finding of the third annual "Affluent Boomers at 60" survey conducted by Bell Investment Advisors. Baby boomers,
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