Steve Nicastro is a financial writer for NerdWallet.com, where he covers topics such as investing, credit cards, mortgages and insurance. Previously, Steve was a local editor at Patch.com and a contributor for Seeking Alpha and GoBankingRates.com. You can follow him on Twitter
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