Short Term Investments: Money Market Funds
When it comes to storing your money, there are a ton of different options. Cash, physical assets, securities, the list goes on and on. In...
When it comes to storing your money, there are a ton of different options. Cash, physical assets, securities, the list goes on and on. In...
When it comes to investing, everyone will have different goals. Some people want to keep their money safe, others want consistent growth....
If you’ve read any of my articles, chances are, you’ve probably heard me talk about a brokerage account. There are a few different types...
When it comes to saving money, there are dozens of different ways you can do it. You can hoard bricks of cash under your mattress, keep...
Savings accounts are one of the two major accounts every person should have, along with a checking account. As the name implies, savings...
When you first begin your journey of building credit, it's going to be extremely difficult for you to get a credit card, let alone a...
In previous articles, I’ve discussed what credit is, and how you can start building it as a teenager. Now, you might be thinking, “Okay,...
When it comes to opening a checking account or getting a credit card, you need to go through some kind of financial institution. Many...
In the past, I’ve discussed some traditional assets, including stocks, and bonds. Today, I'll be talking about nontraditional assets, or...
Now that you hopefully have a clear understanding of interest and investing, let’s discuss the time value of money, an important...
Today, I’ll be talking about the importance of keeping an emergency savings fund, and how to develop one. An emergency fund is, in short,...
In Wednesday’s article, I talked about a traditional 401(k) plan. Much like its sibling, the IRA, the 401(k) also has two possible...
Over the last week, I’ve discussed a few different ways you can save and grow your money for retirement, all while maximizing your growth...
This Wednesday, I discussed what a Roth IRA is. Today we’ll be looking at its sibling, the Traditional IRA. IRA stands for individual...
If you're earning taxable income, like through a job at Starbucks, an IRA is a great place to begin investing. There are a couple...
Bonds, also known as “fixed income” assets, are an age-old investment that your grandparents probably owned. Bonds revolve around debt;...
In past articles, I’ve discussed the two most common kinds of investments made around the stock market, index funds, and equities. Today,...
Before I get into index funds, let's discuss what an index is. In this context, the word “index” refers to a stock index. A stock index...
In this article, I discussed how the steps anyone can take to begin building their credit. In today’s article, I’ll discuss specifically...
Credit is an essential part of financial stability. I discussed some of the reasons why it's so important in this article, but the main...
When you're a teenager, saving your money is probably the last thing you’re thinking of. Retirement is decades away, you don’t have any...
Let’s discuss the different types of assets you can invest in. The 5 different asset classes are stocks, bonds, cash, real assets, and...
The term “Investments” is very broad. As I discussed in a previous article, an investment is anything you purchase/put money into with...