Investing
What Is a Recession?
Last Updated: August 12, 2024 Volatile stock markets, rising interest rates, and the highest inflation rates in 40 years bring one nagging question to the front of Americans’ minds: Are…
Read MoreThe Value of a Financial Professional
Last Updated: May 10, 2024 With the emergence—and prevalence—of robo-advisors, where investing can be done with the click of a button on an app, the common question is, are financial/investment…
Read MoreBull vs. Bear Markets: What’s the Difference?
Last Updated: March 7, 2024 Understanding the current state of the market is important to growing your money over the long term, whether you’re an investor or not. You may…
Read MoreValue vs. Growth Stocks: Which Category Is Better for Your Portfolio?
Last Updated: March 7, 2024 The common question—and debate—among stock market investors: Is growth investing or value investing better for your portfolio? Whether growth or value outperforms depends solely on…
Read MoreDiversification: What It Is and Why It Matters to Your Portfolio—and Financial Future
Last updated: 02/28/2024 The stock market and investing, in general, can come with high highs and stomach-churning lows. Knowing where to invest your money and how much to invest is…
Read MoreHow Retirees and Pre-Retirees Can Hedge Against Inflation
Last Updated: February 14, 2024 Today’s dollar buys far less than it did 10, 20, and 30 years ago—much like today’s dollar will not have the same purchasing power in…
Read MoreInflation: What It Is and Why You Should Care
Last Updated: February 14, 2024 Have you ever heard your grandparent say, “I remember when a gallon of milk cost 30 cents!”? Shoot, you may even have examples from your…
Read MoreThinking of Selling Your Investment Property? Consider a 1031 Exchange
Last Updated: February 14, 2024 Summertime in Real Estate Means It’s ‘Sizzling’ Peak Season Given both the hot housing market and low mortgage rates, there has been tremendous demand for…
Read MoreWhat Is Blockchain Technology?
Last Updated: February 14, 2024 What Is Blockchain Technology? Blockchain is a digital ledger on which cryptocurrency transactions are distributed across a network of computers using information encrypted by cryptography.…
Read MoreWhat Is Cryptocurrency?
Last Updated: February 1, 2024 What Is Cryptocurrency? We’ve all heard of bitcoin, but what IS it? Bitcoin is the most well-known and highest-valued—and first—cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency is decentralized digital currency…
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