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298. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Money (But Were Afraid to Ask)

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A Study of NFL Retirees

A career lasting six years, the median length, will provide an NFL player with more earnings than an average college graduate. But they just couldn't translate that sum of money into a stream of money that could support themselves throughout life. 15% of these guys, who'd already earned a career's worth of income, went bankrupt in retirement.

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