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Author: VA Digital Solutions
Description: Original editorial-finance WordPress theme focused on practical money decisions and calculators.
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/* WordPress admin-bar-safe sticky header */
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@media(max-width:782px){body.admin-bar .site-header{top:46px}}
html{scroll-padding-top:110px}

/* Account / dashboard */
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/* V4 multi-page + EMI calculator */
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/* V5 complete landing pages */
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/* V6: compact responsive navigation + continuous resource ticker */
.screen-reader-text{position:absolute!important;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}
.head{grid-template-columns:minmax(225px,auto) minmax(0,1fr) auto;gap:18px}
.brand{white-space:nowrap;font-size:21px}.nav{gap:19px;font-size:13.5px;white-space:nowrap;min-width:0}.nav a{white-space:nowrap}.search{padding:9px 13px;white-space:nowrap}
.menu-toggle{display:none;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--paper);border-radius:12px;width:44px;height:42px;padding:10px;cursor:pointer}.menu-toggle span:not(.screen-reader-text){display:block;height:2px;background:var(--ink);margin:4px 0;border-radius:3px}
.ticker{width:100%;overflow:hidden;margin:25px 0 55px;border-block:1px solid var(--line);padding:0;background:rgba(255,253,249,.35)}
.ticker-track{display:flex;width:max-content;will-change:transform;animation:smgTicker 48s linear infinite}
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.ticker a{color:var(--muted);transition:color .18s ease}.ticker a:hover,.ticker a:focus{color:var(--wine)}.ticker b{color:var(--ink)}.ticker .dot{color:#a48e83}
.ticker:hover .ticker-track,.ticker:focus-within .ticker-track{animation-play-state:paused}
@keyframes smgTicker{from{transform:translateX(0)}to{transform:translateX(-50%)}}
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@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.ticker{overflow-x:auto}.ticker-track{animation:none}.ticker-group[aria-hidden="true"]{display:none}}

/* V10 market snapshot */
.market-strip{display:flex;align-items:stretch;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);background:#fffdf9;min-height:42px;overflow:hidden}
.market-label{position:relative;z-index:2;flex:0 0 auto;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;padding:8px max(16px,calc((100vw - 1180px)/2));padding-right:18px;background:var(--wine2);color:#fff;font-size:12px;white-space:nowrap}
.market-label span{opacity:.72;font-size:10px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em}
.market-viewport{overflow:hidden;flex:1;display:flex;align-items:center}
.market-track{display:flex;width:max-content;animation:smgMarket 55s linear infinite;will-change:transform}
.market-group{display:flex;align-items:center;flex-shrink:0;gap:16px;padding:9px 16px;white-space:nowrap;font-size:12px}
.market-item b{margin-right:5px}.market-item span{font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;color:var(--wine)}.market-dot{color:#cbbdb4}
.market-strip:hover .market-track{animation-play-state:paused}
@keyframes smgMarket{from{transform:translateX(0)}to{transform:translateX(-50%)}}
@media(max-width:700px){.market-label{padding-left:13px}.market-label span{display:none}.market-track{animation-duration:42s}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.market-viewport{overflow-x:auto}.market-track{animation:none}.market-group[aria-hidden="true"]{display:none}}