Rules of Thumb Flunk Big Tests
AP Business analysis notes that common financial rules of thumb often fail major tests. Examples critique mortgage ratios four to five times income life insurance needs savings targets and the six month income emergency fund, arguing real needs vary with debts age and family structure.
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New York
Dairymen Expect Record Gross With 6.8 Billion This Year
The Agriculture Department projects national dairy gross may reach a record 6.8 billion in 1971, up 300 million from 1970. Despite wage price controls, early year cost rises offset gains as ERS notes milk sales up 4.5 percent first seven months, with net income still pressured by rising expenses.
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Agriculture Department
Nixon
Economic Research Service
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New York
Wisconsin
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