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Understanding the U.S. Treasury: Government Bonds & National Debt
First established in 1789 by an act of Congress, the United States Department of the Treasury is responsible for federal finances. This department was created to manage the U.S. governmen
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Investing for Beginners: A Guide to Starting with $100, $1,000, or $10,000
To start your day off with a happy hypothetical, let’s say you’ve been following our advice on how to build a buffer account. It’s going so well that now you’ve got a little money you’d l
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Best 529 College Savings Plans of 2024: Maximize Your Returns
Last time I took a close look at 529 college savings plans, it was 2010. I can still hear the faint echoes of “California Gurls” and “Bad Romance,” probably because DJs won’t stop playing
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Investing for Beginners: A 3-Part Guide to Getting Started
It’s Financial Literacy Month again! How did you celebrate last year? I bet your financial literacy party wasn’t as much of a rager as mine, which consisted of a comfy couch, a local craf
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Investing for Women: 5 Simple Steps to Start Building Wealth
I often hear women in their 20s and early 30s say they don’t have enough money to start investing. I don’t believe it! I believe everyone has enough money to start investing as long as th
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Larry Portfolio: A Simple, Diversified Investing Strategy Explained
Recently, I wrote a three-part series on how to start investing. Today, I want to look at an advanced topic. Generally, I avoid advanced topics in investing, for two reasons: 1. Most peop
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Strategic Investment Allocation: Building a Financial Pyramid
When it comes to investing for future goals, we can’t always do it all, at least not at the same time. We need to make some hard choices. But the best approach may not be super clear. For
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Passive Income with Real Estate: Generate Wealth While You Sleep
Have you ever wondered how the rich just keep getting richer? Most people make a living based on the physical work they do, earning a paycheck every few weeks in exchange for that
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Portfolio Diversification: Protecting Your Investments During Market Uncertainty
If you’re like most investors, you’re probably invested in the stock market through a retirement account or individual brokerage account. But what if I told you that almost every major in
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Millennial Investing Mistakes: Avoid Costly Errors & Build Wealth
If you’re a millennial, chances are you’re well aware of the importance of saving your hard-earned dollars. However, you’re also likely saving the wrong way — costing you thousands
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Decoding Finance: A Simple Guide to Investment Terms
So many financial terms are often thrown around and used in every-day conversation, but do you really know what they mean? Our What the Finance series simplifies financial terms so you fe
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Real Estate Investing: Generate Income & Build Wealth
A five-year study by Tom Corley, the author of “Rich Habits,” found that on average, 65% of self-made millionaires had three income streams. As demonstrated in this study, by diversifying
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Retire Early: The Unexpected Strategies of Investors Who Achieved Financial Freedom by 35
Want to know the fastest way to identify a personal finance amateur? They only think about saving, budgeting, and investing in terms of dollars. It’s an understandable error: Financial pl
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Is Your Investment Portfolio Truly Healthy? Key Indicators & Strategies
Even though personal investing is a topic that usually involves dry, technical features like spreadsheets, percentages, and basis points, one of the terms you often hear to describe a por
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Real Estate Investing: Top Reasons & How to Get Started
As the VP of Investments at a fintech company, it’s my job to pay close attention to the ever-changing trends and progress within the world of money. Working at Fundrise also means I’m di
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IRA for Freelancers: A Comprehensive Guide to Retirement Savings
One of the precious, oh-so-sweet things you give up when you go freelance is an employer-sponsored 401(k)—along with any matching contributions. But on the flipside, freelancers have quit
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Avoid Costly Errors: 5 Common Investing Mistakes
When you make a mistake in daily life, you usually have the opportunity to immediately make things right. If you spill soda on the floor, you can mop it up. If you burn the chicken you’re
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Maximize Your Retirement: Investing with a Health Savings Account (HSA)
Getting ahead financially is a game of inches. It’s about finding every trick, tip, and loophole you can find to maximize the growth potential of your money. There’s no topic where the ph
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Beginner's Guide to Investing: Start with $100 or Less
Out of the main pillars of financial wellness—earn, save, spend, invest, and protect—investing can oftentimes feel like the scary, unknown thing lurking in the closet. Being frugal, creat
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Impact Investing: Aligning Your Portfolio with Your Values
It’s easy to think of investments as existing in a vacuum. You contribute money, wait a certain amount of time and watch your portfolio grow. Where that money goes – and how it grow
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Stop Wasting Food: How Americans Are Losing Money (and How to Fix It)The most common waste of money is right under your nose. ...
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Unemployment Phone Interview: What to Expect & How to PreparePreparing your paperwork may help you pass your unemployment interview. People who lose their jobs through no fault of their own may qualify to get unemployment benefits through the U.S. Depa...
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ESG Investing: Top Ethical Stocks for 2024Today’s investors are often as concerned about a company’s ethics as their bottom line. Environmental, social governance (ESG) standards are transforming the face of corporate America, as many shar...
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Top 4 High-Earning Side Hustles: Reach $20,000 AnnuallyThese four side hustles will help yo...