The Basics of Financial Security + Can American Small Business Compete Again?

Hogging seats on a crowded train, not saying excuse me, watching videos on your phone with no headphones in. Sometimes it feels like we don't know how to act anymore. What we have been seeing, increasingly, is people breaking rules. Why should I play by the rules if nobody else is going to do that for me? This week on Explain It to Me, how to mind your manners.

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Our first question comes from a listener who emailed us. Hi, Scott. I feel like the basics of financial planning, adequate life insurance, disability insurance, wills, etc., go entirely unaddressed, even though the implications of getting it wrong can be disastrous. Thinking of a young upper middle class family, what's a checklist of not investing to-dos to best set your family up for success no matter what life brings? Huh.

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