life savings
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As Michael Sapir, chief executive of ProShares, told me this week, “No one should invest their entire life savings in a levered investment.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Should we spend a quarter of our life savings on my daughter’s college tuition or protect that money for my wife’s and my retirement?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Additionally, she suffered injuries from a car crash at age 14, prompting her parents to spend their life savings on plastic surgery as part of her recovery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
"They don't seem to understand the consequences and there are real victims here losing their life savings in some case as well as corporations and their staff that are badly impacted," he added.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
I reach into my pocket and pull out five one-hundred-dollar bills, which is more money than I have ever held in my hand, and may very well be Dad’s life savings.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
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