If you're spending a lot of your day scrolling on social media or glued to cable news, you might feel like your emotions are running a little high right now.
Major life transitions can also cause our feelings to spike, whether we're getting ready to send a kid to college or thinking about retiring.
But while letting your feelings in is just part of being human, letting too much emotion seep into your financial decision-making can be catastrophic for your long-term security.
On today's show, we discuss financial biases that we all should be on the lookout for as we try to manage both our emotions and our money.
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