Millions Lost This Status Last Year, 1K in Walmart Stock 20 Years – What Would You Have Now?, Does it Make Sense to Rent in Retirement?

Overlooked Benefits of Estate Planning You Don't Want to Miss | If You'd Put $1,000 Into Walmart Stock 20 Years Ago, Here's What You'd Have Today | Where Have All The Millionaires Gone? Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( September 11, 2023 CONNECT WITH KIPLINGER  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Youtube]( [Instagram]( [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE]( [] Top story [] [Overlooked Benefits of Estate Planning You Don't Want to Miss]( [Overlooked Benefits of Estate Planning You Don't Want to Miss]( (Getty Images) Estate planning not only makes things easier for your loved ones if you become incapacitated or when you’re gone, but it also does [these three important things](, writes financial planner Chuck Bigbie. [] Stocks [] [If You'd Put $1,000 Into Walmart Stock 20 Years Ago, Here's What You'd Have Today]( [If You'd Put $1,000 Into Walmart Stock 20 Years Ago, Here's What You'd Have Today]( (Getty Images) Walmart ranks as one of analysts' top-ranked Dow Jones blue chip stocks that pay dividends and play defense, But has its stock lived up to that reputation over the past couple of decades? [You might be surprised](. [How automated tech makes investing easy]( Stay chill while your money works for you, with Betterment's tax-smart tools and automated technology. Investing involves risk. Performance not guaranteed. [LEARN MORE]( ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement] [] In the News [] [Where Have All The Millionaires Gone?]( [Where Have All The Millionaires Gone?]( (Getty Images) For the first time since the 2008 financial crisis, the net global household wealth dropped. The number of millionaires, as measured by U.S. dollars, fell by 3.5 million worldwide too. 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