When we hear about the increasing weight of student loan debt, we tend to assume it applies mostly to college-age young adults – and it does. But, there’s another group whose amount of student loan debt is growing at an alarming rate: seniors. A recent FICO report shows that the percentage of adults over the […]
Retirement is one of the most important goals in anyone’s life. It’s the time when all your hard work has paid off and you can now relax and do everything you’ve ever wanted. Preparing for retirement can be difficult and sometimes stressful, but there are many different paths that all lead to the end goal […]
The internet is allowing information to be spread at unheard of rates and this has helped the retail investor gain vast amounts of knowledge. Could the internet eventually replace our reliance on investment bankers and representatives? With so many websites out there to learn from, anyone who care about saving money can educate themselves enough […]
ETF’s enable people to enter markets that otherwise would be out of reach. Using inverse ETF’s and ETF’s that track gold and other commodities, retail investors and traders now have an effective way to diversify their portfolio. The most popular ETF, the SPY, tracks the S&P 500 and is used for trading and short term […]
One of the ways that many people achieve financial freedom today is to start freelancing, as being self employed provides a degree of freedom while still allowing you to make money. However, when you transition to freelancing from working a “real” job, there are a few things you are likely to take for granted. Here […]
April Fool’s Day is known for for its fun, (mostly) harmless tradition of trickery. It can certainly be entertaining to find out how gullible your friends and family are, but if you’re the gullible one, it might not seem as fun. Falling for pranks and false information on April Fool’s Day is understandable considering the […]
