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Another good way to avoid erosion of your funds is to have a balanced portfolio. Certain stocks and bonds can offer inflation protection, and you can also be sure to have foreign holdings for when your homeland takes a hit. Try to focus on markets that aren't entirely US dependent.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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