Interest helps your wealth grow and it can also keep you in a rut. Without compound interest, assets like your 401k or life insurance policy couldn’t grow exponentially, but it’s also the thing that’s responsible for the rise in gas prices and the overall inflation...
We live in a culture that prioritizes results and reveres what many might dub an overnight success story. How could someone be that lucky? That gifted and favored by a higher power? All achievements must be fast to be noteworthy, work must be efficient, and meeting...
If you’ve been in the early stages of your investment career, you’ve seen and heard a bunch of acronyms tossed around and likely nodded your head in conversation, pretending to understand, making a mental note to look it up on your phone later on in the day, then...
Growth can feel exciting and risky, but it doesn’t have to be scary. This applies to any kind of growth, but when you and your financial portfolio are evolving together, the feeling can feel like a lot. Similar thoughts probably cropped up when you invested in your...
If this is the first time someone has told you this, I’m sorry, but it needs to be said: MTV Cribs is not showcasing your first home. So, that’s great news, right? You don’t have to get any fancy entertainment system, have an incredible view, or any fun bonus rooms...
After about three years in the business, I realized two things: one, taxes were a big part of real estate and two, real estate is one of the most tax advantaged investments in the world. When you start dealing in high value assets, like stocks, bonds, precious metals,...
Here’s the good news: most lenders don’t have a minimum credit score to apply for a loan. Now, here’s the bad news: most lenders will use your credit score to judge you, anyway. For better or worse, your credit score is the metric used to evaluate what kind of...
When you think about the best bosses you’ve had in the past, they’ve been the ones who’ve connected with you as a human being – within professional boundaries, of course, they did not distance themselves from you, were open and honest with their communication,...
It’s good for your savings account to have a goal. Many people save for “a rainy day” then feel reservations about using that savings. Why? There’s no intentionality behind that money. If you’re reading this blog, you likely want to establish a savings account for an...
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but Elon Musk doesn’t have several billion dollars idling in a bank account somewhere. Part of how he got to have several billions of dollars came from his ability to invest and make his money work for him. You don’t need to be...
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