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An estimated 78% of NFL players go bankrupt or are under financial stress within two years of retirement, according to CNBC, while 60% of NBA players go broke or bankrupt within five years of retirement.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

Sometimes you go broke and tell your funny story about the importance of due diligence to young investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

"And if this continues, a lot of folks like me are going to go broke too."

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025

“Either they will not hire you or they will go broke if they do that once too often.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 21, 2023

“We go’n get rich or go broke, Grandpa?”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns