If you’ve researched investing in the past few years or so, one option you’ve probably seen come up an increasing amount is robo-advisors. With a futuristic sounding name that instantly instills images of autonomous mechanical arms making trades, robo-advisors have proven exciting to some while giving other potential investors pause....
Has there ever been a better time to be a newbie investor? It wasn't long ago that trading stocks and purchasing ETFs required "a guy" who you could give orders to and they'd make it happen. Oh, but they would charge you a significant commission for the service. Cut to...
With a stellar line-up of brands on board and an easy-to-use platform, Bumped has quickly become one of my favorite financial apps to use. With Bumped still in its public beta phase, I'm very much looking forward to seeing what happens with the app from here. If all goes according...
A few months ago, my wife and I opened a new chapter in our financial journey as we resolved to make 2019 the year we learned more about investing. Whether I was reading books on the subject or exploring other blogs for advice, there was one recommendation I came across...
There's a common belief that, having come of age during the Great Recession, most Millennials have been turned off to investing. Well, until relatively recently, you could count me among those of my generation that were either too afraid, too uninformed, or just too broke to invest. Perhaps that's why...
We’ve all probably heard it said that the key to building wealth is investing. Unfortunately, especially among those of a younger generation, getting started with investing can seem intimidating, preventing many from even trying. Enter Acorns — a mobile app that looks to make investing not only easy but also...
Robinhood has proven to be an extremely easy way to start buying stocks without having to pay commissions or fees. Furthermore, as I do start to learn the ropes and am ready to take my portfolio to the next level, it's nice to know that Robinhood continues to increase their...
A couple of months ago, Yahoo Finance launched a new app called Tanda, meant to enable peer to peer loans and/or help users save. While I was intrigued by the idea, I wasn't sure it was for me and put off signing up initially. However, being the diligent personal finance...
A lot of millennials are finding themselves in a spiral of debt because of poor financial choices. If you are one of them, know that you don’t have to be stuck in that hole forever. By simply changing your spending habits and educating yourself about money management you can turn...
If you’ve researched investing in the past few years or so, one option you’ve probably seen come up an increasing amount is robo-advisors. With a futuristic sounding name that instantly instills images of autonomous mechanical arms making trades, robo-advisors have proven exciting to some while giving other potential investors pause....
The great thing about apps like Robinhood is that they make investing more accessible to people like me who want to learn the ropes. However, what's missing from the equation are lessons on what not to do.
There seems to be a major split in America right now. No, not between Democrats and Republicans; the apparent disconnect between politics and the economy. As The Washington Post rightly points out, for all the non-stop "this is a new low" news coming out of the White House these days,...