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For the vast majority of people, the stream of promised retirement checks is worth more than anything else, our columnist says. By Jeff Sommer Jeff Sommer writes Strategies, a weekly column on markets ...

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Paper checks are considerably costlier than electronic fund transfers (EFTs). Whereas a paper check costs the U.S. government about $0.50 to issue, an EFT costs less than $0.15. This should reduce ...

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