Can You Have a 401k and an IRA at the Same Time?

Posted by Madison on April 24, 2019

A common misconception about IRAs – if you have a 401k at work, you can’t open an IRA. It’s false. You can contribute to an IRA and a 401k at the same time! Let’s take a closer look at investing in both an IRA and a 401k at the same time. Can You Have a […]

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Are We Experiencing a Stock Market Melt Up?

Posted by Don on April 3, 2018

Anyone who has invested any money can easily tell you what a stock market melt down is. We experienced one in 2008-2009 when the market plunged close to 50%. Then we experienced another around 2000 when the dot com bubble burst. But ask investors about a stock market melt up is and they might be […]

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3 Tips For Investing at Market Highs

Posted by Don on February 1, 2018

Market experts have been calling for the current bull run in the stock market to come to a screeching halt annually for 4 years now. Yet the market continues trending higher. And as it does so, more and more investors are getting nervous about investing at market highs. Many feel that any day now, the […]

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$5 Acorns Sign Up Bonus with $1,050 Opportunity

Posted by Madison on January 12, 2018

Acorns is a micro-investing platform focused on investing small amounts of money. They are giving out big bonuses to start off the year! Acorns normally gives out $5 as a sign up bonus. During January, they are giving out $1,000 bonuses. It’s an easy sign up; I opened an account for my husband this morning […]

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Free Share of Stock from Robinhood

Posted by Madison on September 29, 2017

Robinhood, the brokerage account that offers free trading, is giving out free shares of stock! This one is easy, it took me just a few minutes to set up my account and claim my free share! You’ll get one share of stock when you sign up for a new account using a referral. The share […]

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This is an interesting time in the United States. We have a sitting president with no political experience leading the country in a time when our national debt is out of control, our infrastructure is crumbling, millions of people are not earning enough money and yet the stock market is at an all-time high. Oh, […]

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Investment Advice for Recent College Graduates

Posted by Don on May 9, 2017

Congratulations, you are a newly minted college graduate! Now that college is over and you are being pushed into the real world, it is time to think about your future. In order to do so, you need to think about investing. I know, investing can be confusing and therefore overwhelming at times. Investment Advice for […]

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How often to you make a decision because of a recent event? For example, how likely are you to buy snow shovels and salt after a blizzard? Not because you ran out and need these things, but because the last blizzard influenced your decision? The answer is most likely more often than you are aware […]

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How to Estimate Your Portfolio Performance

Posted by Don on August 11, 2016

When it comes to your investments, do you know what your return is? Many people rely on the annual return of the mutual fund itself, assuming this is their return as well. But this is not the case. Your individual return varies based on when you bought the investment as well as if you have […]

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A Quick Guide to Successful Investing

Posted by Don on August 2, 2016

Do you want to be a successful investor? Do you want to know how to earn a decent return and grow your money? We all want this but many of us have a hard time investing successfully. How do we do this? Is there a secret that we are missing? The truth is that investing […]

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