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☆ A family shares Alzheimer's on social media
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Now, in what doctors say are the final stages of her Alzheimer’s disease, Betty Pettit has found new ways to share the love on TikTok. Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive condition involving parts of the brain that control thought, memory, and language, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “It was just such a beautiful, pure moment,” Josh Pettit said. Despite its prevalence, Josh Pettit said that comments on his videos show that a lot of people may not have an accurate idea of what Alzheimer’s is like. It began with smaller things like moving things around and repeating herself, Josh Pettit said.

Try to avoid taking on new debt you don't need, like a house or car. Look critically at smaller expenses, too — there's no reason to keep paying for things you don't use. Although you typically need a job and financial security to buy a home, it does not make a purchase of this magnitude recession-proof. Excess groceriesA lot of consumers impulse buy at the grocery store, but during a recession when you need to control your spending, it's important to grocery shop with a plan. During a recession, it's important to pay attention to spending and be wary of making unnecessary and expensive purchases.

☆ Forethought: 2022 Top Startups for the Enterprise
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Forethought, founded by alumni of Dropbox , Palantir and Autonomy in 2017, is a customer service AI platform that predicts and prioritizes service requests, and helps human agents access the data they need to resolve tasks fast. With the volume of customer service queries spreading across industries and digital platforms, Forethought says its approach "goes beyond an AI chatbot" using data analysis of past cases as well as sentiment analysis to reduce wait times ands backlog, and move more customers into a self-service resolution. The company announced a $65 million Series C funding round in December 2021 and has raised $92 million to date. Celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Ashton Kutcher, Robert Downey Jr. and LL Cool J have invested in Forethought's technology. Additional investors include Steadfast Financial, NEA, Sound, Geodesic Capital and K9 Ventures, among others.

Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis have released a joint statement in response to allegations their ex-nanny made about the rocky dissolution of their relationship. While directing the film, which opened in theaters last month, Wilde began a relationship with one of its stars, Harry Styles. "As parents, it is incredibly upsetting to learn that a former nanny of our two young children would choose to make such false and scurrilous accusations about us publicly. Her now 18-month-long campaign of harassing us, as well as loved ones, close friends and colleagues, has reached its unfortunate apex," Wilde and Sudeikis said in a joint statement Monday. It was really upsetting.

Warren Buffett is a skilled investor who is studied, analyzed, and imitated by many. But the "secret" to Buffett's immense wealth is simply how long he's been investing, writes Morgan Housel in his new book "The Psychology of Money." "Effectively all of Warren Buffett's financial success can be tied to the financial base he built in his pubescent years and the longevity he maintained in his geriatric years," Housel writes in his book. And if you invest money at the level of someone like Buffett, the results become "ridiculous, impractical numbers," Housel writes. High returns are nice, of course, but they're difficult to come by and not the only way to build wealth, Housel writes.

I was encouraged to start saving for retirement at 24 because my job offered a 401(k) with a generous match. Pick a tax-advantaged retirement account that makes sense for your financial situation and goals, and set up automatic contributions. When it comes to retirement, saving something is always better than saving nothing, so don't be too hard on yourself if you haven't made it a priority until now. Pick a retirement account (or two)Get familiar with the features of each type of retirement account. She writes most frequently about saving money, planning for retirement, taxes, debt management, and strategies for building wealth.

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