What’s the cheesy saying that goes along with so many New Year’s advertisements? New year, new you! This line might not inspire you to do much more than roll your eyes, but there is something motivating about a new year that makes you want to change your personal habits. Since the year is still fairly […]
So many people are intimidated by investing because they feel like they don’t know enough to be effective. I get around the difficulty of individual stock picking by investing mainly in index funds and ETFs, as well as choosing dividend aristocrats when I do go for individual equities. Chris Camillo, the author of Laughing at […]
After sweating bullets at work and muddling through another day, you come home to a screaming brawl between your two teenagers. Your head is about to explode, but it’s April 12th and your taxes are due in a couple of days. You’ve been putting it off because there’s nothing in it for you. It’s depressing […]
As technology advances, more people have access to investment opportunities than ever before. Just about anyone with $25 and an internet connection can open a brokerage account and start trading on the stock market. The next evolution in investing could very well be “securities crowdfunding,” in which ordinary people have opportunities to invest in small […]
As a new year gets underway, many people have vowed to improve their financial situations by saving more. This includes contributions to retirement accounts, savings accounts, and emergency funds. But if you haven’t actively saved money before, it may seem complicated and difficult. It doesn’t have to be. Here are four easy-as-pie ways to boost […]
Finances, shminances. So many people don’t get them — nor do they want to. They’re HARD. There’s too much else going on to worry about something as abstract as finance. The problem with this: if you don’t worry about “that stuff,” you’ll never have any of “that stuff” to worry about. When we’re young, we […]
