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The New Rules of Personal Finance in a High-Rate World

Higher interest rates have upended old assumptions about saving, borrowing and investing.

Business Desk·July 2, 2026·1 min read
The New Rules of Personal Finance in a High-Rate World

A prolonged period of higher rates has rewritten personal finance playbooks, rewarding savers and punishing heavy borrowers.

Advisers now emphasize cash reserves, debt reduction and diversified income.

Younger investors face a very different landscape than the low-rate decade before.

The lesson: adaptability matters more than any single strategy.

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