Good morning Reader!

It seems that every week brings a new economic crisis. Whether it's the Iran war or the Fed flattening the yield curve or more retaliatory tariffs with our largest trading partners, there's always something.

If you try to pay attention to it all, you're going to be overwhelmed. And it'll all be out of date next week.

When it comes to your money, have a plan and stay the course. Invest early and often, save for a rainy day, and don't let the news impact your mental state. It's the boring middle and that's OK, don't make it more exciting than it needs to be.

Not that you need it, but I'm giving you permission to ignore the news sometimes.

That said, RIP Dolly Parton. 💎

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🏛️ Can the government just take your stock?

Kinda.

Here's an unexpected question a reader asked - can the government take your stock portfolio and sell it?

She included a news article where someone's shares of Amazon were legally taken by the government and sold.

The owner was able to get the proceeds of the sale but the price of the stock kept going up and the owner was not entitled to those gains.

Read about it:

​👉 Can the Government Take Your Stocks & Sell Them?​

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🗞️ Money Stuff I Found Interesting

Here are some interesting articles you may have missed:

• ⭐ Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects [Yale] - A trillion, that's real money!
• ​US consumer confidence falls to lowest level in 7 months with gas stuck above $4 [AP] - bummer.
• 🔥 Laptop fire aboard American Airlines flight [Consumer Affairs] - Believe the airlines when they say not to pack lithium batteries in your checked luggage and don't charge them in an overhead bin!
• ​This cookie started its life as a plastic bottle [ACS] - Would you eat it?
• ​RIP Columbia House [Gizmodo] - I had no idea they were still around!

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Talk to you soon!

Jim

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