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Feeling behind? Why your parent’s financial timeline won’t work for you

Stress Test by The Globe and Mail

Feb 19, 202500:27:01Business

We've all seen the ads: Hip investors in their 20s, happy homeowners in their 30s, and content retirees at 65. There's a lot of pressure to reach certain financial milestones by a certain age. But these deadlines aren’t...

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