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Betterment Review – Is Betterment Worth It?

Betterment is a longstanding robo-advisor offering low fees and more control over your portfolio than many automated investment platforms. Betterment offers expert-built portfolios, including socially responsible and crypto portfolios, a high-yield cash account, a no-fee checking account, and access to human advisors. But with so many robo-advisors to choose from, is Betterment still worth it? […]

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Ally Invest Review: Why I Use Them And You Should Too

If you’ve been thinking about opening an account with Ally Invest, this review is for you. I’ve been using Ally Invest as my primary stock brokerage for years. I started with TradeKing, stayed on during the acquisition, and have held a sizable portion of my investments with Ally Invest. I’m a fan because they offer

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Finviz Review 2024: Is this Stock Screener App Worth it?

Anyone who trades stocks and pays attention to technical analysis knows how valuable a good stock screener can be. But with dozens of stock screeners to choose from, how do you find one that’s right for you? Finviz is a popular choice for beginner and experienced investors alike, offering features like charts, heat maps, insider

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Axos Invest Managed Portfolios Review

Axos Invest Managed Portfolios is a robo-advisor investing platform that offers automated investing with a low advisory fee of 0.24% and a minimum investment of $500. It features a helpful goal-setting tool and automatic rebalancing. Axos Invest is a division of Axos Financial, Inc., which also offers online banking through Axos Bank. At A Glance

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Stansberry Research Review 2024: Investing Newsletters for Everyone

Stansberry Research is not an investment management service but an investment advisory. It provides model portfolios and investment newsletters, informing investors on how to construct portfolios and choose promising investments. It offers three different model portfolios and numerous investment newsletters, each with its own purpose, objectives, and fee structure. You can select one or more

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WiserAdvisor Review: A Legit Way to Find an Advisor?

Are you having trouble finding an advisor you can trust? WiserAdvisor is a financial advisor matching service that can help you find professional advisors they have vetted in advance in their network. Their service is free, and there’s no obligation to become a client after an initial consultation. At a Glance Financial advisor matching service

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What is an Index Fund?

Index fund investing got its start in 1976, but in less than 50 years, these funds have grown to represent just over half of all fund investments. It’s clear that both financial experts and individual investors see the virtues of investing in index funds. What is an index fund, and should you invest in them? Why

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Motley Fool Review 2024: Is Stock Advisor Worth It?

Motley Fool Stock Advisor is an entry-level stock recommendation service. It makes it easier to find stocks with the potential to beat the market and implement a long-term investment strategy. You get two new recommendations each month for stocks to “buy and hold,” which requires less portfolio maintenance than short-term trading. Updated July 2024 with the

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Empower Personal Dashboard [Personal Capital] Review 2024 – How I Track My Investments in 15 Minutes a Month

Empower Personal Dashboard helps me manage all of my money, including investments, in only a few minutes a month. Many free budgeting and investing tools are beneficial to those ready to boost their net worth and retirement savings plan. My Empower review highlights the multiple tools that can help you save time by no longer

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SoFi Invest® Review

SoFi Invest® is an online platform offering commission-free stock trading and automated investing. You can also trade options with no contract fees and save for retirement with various IRA accounts. Initially launched as a student loan refinancing platform, SoFi® has expanded its product menu and become a full-blown financial superstore. It now offers banking, insurance,

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Tastytrade Review: Online Broker with an Attractive Promo Offer

Tastytrade is an online brokerage that offers commission-free stock and ETF trades. You can also invest in fractional shares for as little as $5. However, tastytrade stands out for its advanced technical research tools and specialized platform for trading options and futures. Users can benefit from capped pricing and easy-to-enter order tickets, making comparing investment

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M1 Finance Review: Commission Free Investing Platform

M1 Finance is unique in the investing world in that you can choose which stocks and ETFs to invest in through fractional investing and commission-free trading. Simultaneously, you can add prebuilt investment portfolios for multiple strategies and enjoy optional automatic rebalancing through brokerage and retirement accounts. Our M1 Finance review highlights the best features of this

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Seeking Alpha Picks Review: Two Stock Picks Per Month

Alpha Picks is a stock-picking service from Seeking Alpha. It presents two monthly investing ideas using the Seeking Alpha Quant Ratings and fundamentals. Will your odds of picking higher-quality stocks improve with Alpha Picks? Our full review looks inside at this stock newsletter’s investment strategy, portfolio performance, and expert analysis. At A Glance Two monthly

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Upright Review: Real Estate Crowdfunding for Accredited Investors

Upright is a bit different from other real estate crowdfunding platforms in that it focuses almost entirely on the lending side. They provide loans to real estate developers and rehabbers for short-term financing. Investors participating on the platform buy individual slices of those loans. This means as an investor, you can earn a fixed interest

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7 Best Stock Market Simulators

Are you a new investor interested in learning how to invest before committing real money? Perhaps you’re an experiences investor looking to test a new or more advanced trading strategy? In either case, a good stock market simulator can help. But with most investment platforms offering their own versions, how do you know which paper trading

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The Kelly Criterion, Expected Value, and When Investing Becomes Gambling

I love going to Las Vegas. When I was younger, I was enamored by the glitz and the glamour. All the flashing lights and exciting shows. And, of course, there was the gambling. I was never a big gambler but it was fun to be part of that excitement. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve come

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HeyBenny Review: Maximize Your ESPP

Benny is a financial wellness platform that helps employees of publicly traded companies maximize their Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) benefits. It does this by advancing money to employees so they can take advantage of stock at a 10% to 15% discount without worrying about payroll deductions affecting their take-home income. At A Glance Enables

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What is an Interval Fund?

I was poking around the Bogleheads forum when I discovered this thread about an interval fund. I’ve heard of all kinds of funds, but this is the first time I’ve heard about interval funds. Regarding funds, I’m pretty much an index mutual fund or index exchange-traded fund (ETF). They’re all at Vanguard, though I think

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What Happens When An AcreTrader Farm “Fails”

A week ago, I received a letter from AcreTrader about one of the farms we invested in. (it’s the Middle River Almond Ranch in San Joaquin County, CA) Costs were going up, revenues were down, and they were going to run out of money. Cost Inflation: Farm input costs (fertilizers, fuel, labor) have skyrocketed, exceeding initial

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Best Solo 401(k) Providers

A solo 401(k) lets a business owner and their spouse set aside funds for retirement. Also known as an individual 401(k) or self-employed 401(k)—a solo 401(k) can provide more flexibility than other self-employed retirement plans due to its generous contribution limits and lenient minimum qualifications. Like an employer-sponsored 401(k) or an individual retirement account (IRA),

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