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“So if you think you’ll need the money within that time, you should reconsider. You could end up owing the taxes you were hoping to minimize with a conversion.”

From MarketWatch

He regrets “missing so many family dinners and Little League games” owing to his “workaholism in the past.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The dollar, seen as a highly liquid asset owing to it being readily available and exchangeable, is seen also as a leading safe haven investment.

From Barron's

Economists say the CPI probably understates the true rate of inflation owing to the government shutdown last fall.

From MarketWatch

As concerns over the impact mount, equity traders are taking flight, with Asian economies most at risk owing to their reliance on energy imports.

From Barron's