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Kim Porter began her career as a writer and an editor focusing on personal finance in 2010. Since then, her work has been published everywhere from Forbes Advisor to U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, ...

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Ellen Chang is a freelance journalist who is based in Houston and writes articles for U.S. News & World Report. Chang previously covered investing, retirement and personal finance for TheStreet. She ...