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Recent Examples of sinking fundFor those who attend multiple weddings per year, a wedding guest sinking fund is probably a good idea.—Nerdwallet, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2025 Anyone who does qualify for student loan forgiveness could use a sinking fund to pay your taxes.—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025 Start a sinking fund This time of year can be expensive because everything piles up at once.—Emmie Martin, Cfp®, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024 In Royal Oak, voters decisively approved the renewal of a millage that funds the school district's sinking fund.—Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 9 Nov. 2022 If approved, village will add $3,371 annually to a sinking fund so the shades can be replaced when needed.—Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022 But sinking funds into that pipeline would be a major gamble.—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2013
In this decade, sovereign wealth funds like Temasek (Vertex Holdings) and family offices have expanded their venture arms.
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Rich Karlgaard,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Expending taxpayer funds on a capital project without secured or approved funding is both fiscally irresponsible and a violation of sound budgeting practices.
The study explains that a $1 million nest egg might last 95 years in Cuenca, Ecuador, but just 41 years in Panama City, Panama.
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Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
In Hawaii and New York, residents are projected to have higher than average retirement incomes, but higher than average expenses or longer lifespans due to things like diets and access to health care may mean those nest eggs won’t last long enough.
Neville said he's noticed many boutique and family-run hotels, especially in high-demand spots like Dubrovnik, Prague, and Santorini, booking out earlier than ever, requiring full deposits up front, and enforcing strict cancellation policies.
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Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
The nature of this deposit is distinctive enough that scientists believe its origin is a great flood.
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