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Money 101: College Savings Simplified
While I tend to do things the hard way, finding college savings isn’t one of the areas where I complicate a task. For some reason, my sixteen year old twins helps me focus on whether a 529 plan, Roth...
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How I Chose My High Yield Bond Fund
Last week I described the ultra-thrilling process of how high yield bond funds work. The reason I penned that particular post was simple. I was in the process of buying one. In today’s entry, lets look...
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Investors Beware: What the 3 Biggest Brokerages Really Do With Investor Money
Today’s guest post comes from Susan Lyon, financial analyst with NerdWallet. Thanks, Susan! What do E-trade, Schwab, and TD Ameritrade all have in common? Aside from being the three largest online...
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Jemstep Portfolio Manager Review: Finding the Asset Allocation Middle Ground
How do you review your investments? We give Jemstep a test-drive to see if it’s worth your time and money. As OG bemoaned last week when writing about his broken garage door, at some point, calling a...
View ArticleHow to Invest for the Long Term
Investing is an important part of your financial life. What’s more important is investing for the long-term. With a long time horizon, you have the ability to ignore short-term market volatility and...
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Personal Capital Review: What’s Good and What to Watch Out For
Most of us are familiar with the idea that there is no free lunch – but tech companies are very, very good at convincing us that this is not the case. If you’ve seen the news lately, you may have...
View ArticleHow to Make Long-Term Investing Decisions
One of the most valuable attributes of successful investors is being able to stick to their guns and trust their analysis even when the market is tanking. How do you invest for the long-term? Are there...
View ArticleHow To Pump Up Your Finances
By “pump up,” I mean to do something that improves your financial situation in any way. Reduce expenses, start a rainy day fund, invest for the future, etc. With that said, let’s take a look at some...
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The Pros and Cons of Index Investing
What Are Index Funds? If you are tired of trying to beat the stock market, index investing may be the best solution for you. Index funds work by investing your money into an index of stocks. (You may...
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What To Do With Your Old 401k
When you leave your job and you have a 401k, there are a few things you can do with it. You can leave it there, you can cash it out, you can roll it into an IRA, or you can roll it into a retirement...
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