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Acorns CEO: The Scariest Part of Investing Is the First Step, with Noah Kerner

Over half of young Americans avoid looking at their money to cope with stress, and the CEO of Acorns says he was one of them. In his twenties, even a guaranteed 2.5% return felt too scary to touch, and it cost him a decade of growth.Noah Kerner is CEO and chairman of Acorns, the ...  Show more

Q&A: I’m the Executor of Dad’s $500K Portfolio. Should I Cash It Out?

A bond fund that lost 38% feels like proof you should have bought individual bonds instead. But individual bonds would have lost value too; you just wouldn’t get a statement telling you so.Former financial planner Joe Saul-Sehy joins Paula to answer three listener calls. The firs ...  Show more

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