Are your emotions sabotaging your retirement plans? Some basic knowledge and careful introspection can go a long way toward avoiding deadly pitfalls. This article identifies the emotional biases of overconfidence and herd behavior and how to overcome them.
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Paying fees based on your assets under management may be costing you dearly. Consider a flat fee method instead. This article underscores the differences between the two and why a flat fee approach is the way to go.
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While there are risks, cryptocurrencies can reap huge rewards for those who make the right investment decisions. In this blog post, we discuss how to invest in cryptocurrency and what you need to know if you want to get involved!
Read More »The PROS and CONS of Borrowing Against Your 401(k) – (+5K Views)
You should avoid 401(k) hardship withdrawals at all costs and think long and hard before you consider borrowing against your future retirement. With so many people nearing retirement already grossly underfunded such actions are going to prove catastrophic down the line.
Read More »The Wealth Disparity Between the Rich & the Poor Is Huge & NONE of the Politicians Care!
This article looks at the per-capita progress of that wealth effect – what it means and what it accomplishes.
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As the winter wave of the pandemic surges across the world....the economy is losing jobs again...[and] that makes this a good time to be topping off your emergency fund, just in case your budget takes a financial hit...Here are 18 ways to boost your income — from money making to money saving.
Read More »The Prime Interest Rate: How It’s Set – and Affects You
The prime rate is the best interest rate that major banks extend to their borrowers with the best credit. Find out how the prime interest rate affects you.
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Here are 10 places where you could retire on less than $100,000.
Read More »Which Country Has the Highest House Price-to-Income Ratio? (+8K Views)
Canadian home prices have been growing at a breakneck speed, and incomes aren’t even close to keeping up. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) numbers show Canada topped the house price-to-income index.
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The 11th annual Financial State of the States report, a nationwide analysis of the most recent state government financial information - completed prior to the coronavirus pandemic - has just been released and it found that 39 states did not have enough money to pay all of their bills.
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