Unless you live under a fairly large rock then you have heard how the US stock market has taken a tumble and many credit this to the Coronavirus that has been spreading out of Asia. If this is news to you don’t click off this article and check your 401k. Instead, give this article a…
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Picture this. You want to start taking your money seriously and don’t know where to start so you decide to hire someone to help. In this situation you have two options; hire a money coach or hire a financial advisor. I suppose you could ask that distant, eccentric uncle who stashes their money under the…
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If you’ve been following YD&NB from the beginning then you will know that my most controversial articles have been about life insurance and whether it is a scam or not. That post received quite a bit of backlash but it also got people asking questions. Why will I never buy whole life insurance? In short,…
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Do you know how much you need to retire? Or how to calculate how much you need for retirement? If you answered no, there’s no need to worry. You are similar to most people and that’s okay. After reading this article, you will not only know how much you approximately need when you retire but…
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Earlier this year I opened up a Wealthfront account. It was my first online robo-advisor account of this type so I didn’t know what to expect. After some time using the product and all of its offerings I can happily say it’s amazing. When people hear robo-advisor they tend to get a little freaked out.…
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You’re young and you’ve decided that you want to start investing but can you as a teenager or college student? Of course, you can and I’m here to help. You see, I was once in your shoes. I can remember vividly being a 16-year old wanting to get started investing as fast as possible. Unfortunatley…
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Recently I published An Investing Guide For Beginners and it received some great feedback (if you haven’t read it you should after you’re done here). Because of that, I want to take it a step farther and show you how to invest and exactly what I’m invested in. Yes, you read that right. I’m going…
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Before you can start investing you need to get a few things sorted out. This is where most people close out the window because they think it is going to be hard or they can’t do it. I don’t want you to become one of those people so bear with me and give this article…
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Do you have a will? What’s a will you ask? Well, I’m here to help you understand exactly what that word may mean to you no matter your age, income, or relationship status. A will is something people don’t usually think about until they are on their death bed. The planning that goes into this…
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Financial advisors are one of the most misunderstood services today and that is no one’s fault but their own. They come in many shapes and sizes, offering basic planning to a full menu of products like insurance, estate planning, and fund managing. Moreover, each individual is different. Some act like a used car salesman that…
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