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Choosing a Great Mutual Fund: 8 Key Characteristics
We all know that we need to invest in mutual funds for our long term success whether your goals are for retirement, college, a second home, or any other objective. But, what should you look for in a g
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Dollar Cost Averaging: A Guide to Systematic Investing Pros & Cons
Dollar Cost Averaging is the easiest way to systematically invest in the stock market. Through Dollar Cost Averaging, or DCA, you can buy more shares when stock prices are low, and buy fewer shares wh
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Investing During Market Corrections: Opportunities for Long-Term Growth
Over the last few weeks the worldwide markets experienced a major correction. Trillions of dollars of wealth was erased from ledgers. While I feel for those who are at or near retirement, and as much
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Maximize Your Retirement Savings: Year-End Planning & Strategies
Last night my wife and I went over our retirement accounts and discussed our current contribution levels. The end of the year is rapidly approaching and there is a limited amount of time to sock away
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Self-Employed Retirement Plans: Secure Your Future
I love having my own business. While it is a lot of work, it is also very rewarding. I need a creative outlet in my life, and my business gives that to me. I also love having another income source. Yo
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Thrift Savings Plan (TSP): Your Comprehensive Retirement Guide
The Thrift Savings Plan, or TSP, is a tax deferred employer sponsored retirement plan for certain civil service employees and US military members. If has very similar rules as a 401k plan or 403b plan
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Understanding the Limitations of the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)
The Thrift Savings Plan, or TSP, is an excellent retirement plan which is available to military servicemembers and many government employees. It features similar rules to a 401k or 403b plan, though i
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Understanding Professional Sports Pensions: Earnings After Retirement
In my recent post, I wrote about how much professional athletes earn. Not the star players, but the role players. Most of the professional athletes in major sports earn millions of dollars per year af
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Peer-to-Peer Lending (P2P): A Comprehensive Guide
Peer to Peer Lending, or P2P lending, is lending that takes place between individuals, and bypasses the traditional role of borrowing money from a bank or lending money to a bank in the form of CDs or
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Prosper Lending: A Beginner's Guide to Successful Bidding
I recently completed my first 3 loans on Prosper. The process itself was easy, but actually winning my first bid took me several attempts. I almost became frustrated until I better understood how the
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Ally Invest: $3,000 Bonus + Commission-Free Trading - Open an Account Now
Open an Ally Invest account now, and receive up to a $3,000 cash bonus. Ally Invest has consistently been rated as one of the leading online discount brokers, with best in class features, including c
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E*TRADE Review: Comprehensive Analysis & 2024 Sign-Up Bonus
E*TRADE is one of the oldest and best-known online stock brokers in the U.S. It offers a wide variety of investing tools, resources, and features that place it among the leading full-service and disco
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Firstrade Review: Commission-Free Trading & Investing Platform
Firstrade Review Product Name: FirstradeProduct Description: Firstrade is a popular online stock broker that charges zero commissions on stock, option, and ETF trades. Plus, theres no required
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Zacks Trade Review 2024: Is It Still Worth It?
Zacks Trade is an online brokerage firm that’s been popular particularly with active traders. However, now that most online brokers have eliminated commissions on trades, Zacks Trade’s pen
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Personal Capital Review: Investment Tracking & Free Financial Tools
Personal Capital is one of the most popular personal finance management apps available. That’s for good reason – it provides users with comprehensive tools to track and manage not only their inv
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Vanguard Digital Advisor Review: Low-Cost Robo-Advisor for Beginners
Vanguard has long been a champion of low-cost investing, as is evident by its thousands of no-fee funds and commission-free brokerage service. In fact, Vanguard’s founder, Jack Bogle, was also t
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J.P. Morgan Wealth Management Review: Robo-Advisor for Automated Investing
Disclosure – INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT A DEPOSIT • NOT FDIC INSURED • NO BANK GUARANTEE • MAY LOSE VALUE Information about this product has been collected independently by the author. The issuer did no
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Minimize Investment Fees: Protect Your Portfolio's Growth
When it comes to investing, most folks concentrate mainly on the overall rate of return on their portfolio. Investment fees fall somewhere further down on the priority list. But let’s say you p
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Roth IRA Conversion at Vanguard: A Step-by-Step Guide (2024 Update)
Note: Roth IRA Conversions may soon become a thing of the past, as the current administration is condsidering legislation that would prohibit some or all future Roth IRA conversions, potentially sta
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2022 401(k) Contribution Limits: Maximize Your Retirement Savings
Update: The IRS just announced the 2020 401(k) contribution limits: The employee elective deferral limit increased to $20,500, and the catchup contributions remain $6,500 for those ages 50 and up.
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Understanding AMEX/DSNB on Your Credit Report: A Comprehensive GuideIf you applied for a Macy’s or Bloomingdale’s American Express® credit card, you might notice AMEX/DSNB on your credit reports. AMEX/DSNB is the acronym for American Express/Depart...
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2021 Financial Wins: 3 Smart Moves for Better Money ManagementMany or all of the products here are from our partners that pay us a commission. It’s how we make money. But our editorial integrity ensures our experts’ opi...
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Litecoin Surges 7% Amid Amazon Bitcoin Payment RumorsDigital currency prices were climbing higher Monday, and Litecoin prices today had some of the biggest gains at 7.99%. A Sept. 24, 2017, CoinTelegraph.com report revealed rumors were circulating tha...
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Understanding Voodoo Accounting: Risks and Red Flags“Voodoo accounting” is a slang term that describes a system through which profits for a company can be inflated. Unscrupulous and/or flat-out illegal methods of financial record-keeping ar...