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  The Short Answer

  How Should Younger Investors Think About Social Security?

  We outline some scenarios for Social Security that younger investors can use to determine their own savings rates.

  • The Ins and Outs of Social Security Benefits and Taxes
  • When Should You Take Social Security?
  • How Your Social Security Benefit Is Calculated
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  Video Report

  Investing Tips for New Grads

  Morningstar's Christine Benz says graduates should start off with a good budget, balance loan repayment with investing, embrace risk capacity and stay diverse.

  • 4 Steps to Setting Up an Emergency Fund
  • What Kind of IRA Is Right for You?
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  The Short Answer

  How Can You Outperform Your Fund's Return?

  Morningstar's Investor Return metric shows how well mutual fund investors have timed their purchases and sales.

  • Are Investors Still Their Own Worst Enemies?
  • Mind the Gap: Active Versus Passive Edition

Morningstar Article Library

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Morningstar Solution Center

• How to Handle Beneficiary Designations
• Save for Your Short-Term Goals
• Should You Invest or Pay Off Debt?

Investing Basics

• 4 Reasons to Rejoice Over Interest-Rate Increases
• Answering Your Unanswered Questions
• All Your Eggs in One Basket: Assessing the Risk of Using Just One Fund Company or Brokerage
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Picking Investments

• Homing In on Mortgage-Bond Types
• Morningstar's Guide to Better Investment Picking
• More on Investment Picking...

Using Morningstar Data & Tools

• How Some Funds Give More Than 100% When It Comes to Asset Allocation
• Putting Fair Value Estimates in Context
• See All Morningstar Tools ...

30 Days to Financial Fitness

• Christine Benz's Step-by-Step Get-Going Guide
• Week 1 Tips (Day 1-7)
• Week 2 Tips (Day 8-14)
• Week 3 Tips (Day 15-21)
• Week 4 Tips (Day 22-30)
• See All 30-Minute Money Solutions Worksheets
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