They represent a chance to take stock of our lives and look forward to the coming year with clear eyes and renewed purpose.

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According to the Nationwide, initial mortgage payments on a new loan currently represent about 25% of take-home pay.

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The moves represent an about-face for Fidelity, one of the first institutional investors to take a significant stake in Facebook and the country's third-largest mutual-fund company by assets.

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These products represent the first of a range of Philips Docking Speakers that Philips will make available that take full advantage of Apple's Lightning connector.

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