The US stock market offers a huge range of investment opportunities. It is the world’s largest capital market, leading to many foreign companies directly listing their stock on US stock exchanges like the NYSE or the Nasdaq. There’s still a whole world of investment opportunities outside the US, and many Read more…
Money can be scary. Many of us aren’t comfortable with where we are with our finances, and most of us face possibilities we’d rather not think about. It’s easy to just tuck those scary money tasks away and try not to think about them, but that can do us real Read more…
Relationships and money are deeply connected. Relationship status affects financial status, and finances can have a serious and often negative impact on relationships. Relationships & finance can be a volatile set of issues that can make or break a couple. People in durable relationships do better financially than those who Read more…
If you’re starting out with investing or selecting investments for your IRA or 401(k), you’ve probably looked at a number of fund options. You’ve probably also come up against a basic distinction: ETFs vs mutual funds. The terminology can be confusing but the differences can be important. Let’s take a Read more…
Most of us dream about what it would be like to have $1 million or more. You could retire early, buy a lovely beach house in the South of France and spend your life doing things you love. Or you could use that money to help your community grow or Read more…
No matter how good its product or its industry, the success of a company will be highly dependent on its management team. Evaluating company management is a critical step in selecting quality investments. Evaluating a company’s management is easy to talk about and hard to do. Quality of management is Read more…
“Have you heard about the Golden Rule? Whoever has the gold, makes the rules.” It’s an old quip, to be sure, but the countries with the largest gold reserves are indeed abiding by their own rules in a time when few countries are still on the gold standard. Governments and Read more…
Carvana’s arrival in 2012 brought a whole new dimension to online car buying, offering a national online sales portal for vehicles. If you’re shopping for a car online Carvana will be a top choice, but it’s not the only choice. Look at these Carvana alternatives before making a decision. Why Read more…
“If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.” This old maxim has never been more accurate, especially in the context of student loan forgiveness scams. These scams are on the rise in recent years, and it’s all too easy to fall prey to one. As people continue Read more…
When people discuss the national economy, they often use the term Gross Domestic Product or GDP. This is a commonly used measure of the strength of an economy. When it is going up, the economy is getting stronger. When it falls, the economy is moving toward recession. But why is Read more…