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Clark Howard: Financial Well-Being Starts With Being a Smart Consumer

The consumer advocate digs into buying homes and autos in a constrained-supply environment, mortgage paydown vs. investing, and why he loves target-date funds.

Christine Benz, Jeffrey Ptak, CFA

Mar 1, 2022

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