Counting calories doesn’t always add up to equal weight loss — here’s what to do about it

When it comes to losing weight, it turns out the simple math of counting calories doesn’t always add up. Fad diets come and ...
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Police department paid $1.7 million to county last year in jail costs; chief says that’s too much

Every time someone is arrested on a municipal offense and stays in the Douglas County Jail for more than four hours, the ...

The Dividend Growth Snowball: How Modest Income Today Can Become Serious Income Later

A 12% yield looks unbeatable on day one. A retiree who wants $60,000 a year needs only about $500,000 at that yield, compared with roughly $1.7 million at a 3.5% yield. But retirement income is not a ...

Why counting calories may not be the best way to lose weight

The conventional wisdom surrounding weight loss often boils down to a deceptively simple equation: burn more calories than you consume. Yet, this basic arithmetic, long championed by various fad diets ...
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A $2.2 million dividend portfolio that quietly pays $13,200 a month without a single MLP tax headache

A 67-year-old couple filing jointly with $2.2 million in investable assets wants to generate $13,200 per month, or $158,400 ...