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How to Buy Treasury Bonds

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Pros and Cons of Using Investment Apps

Mobile investing platforms are popular because they make the investing process easier and less expensive. But gamification and other features can also result in more emotional decisions and day-trading-like behavior. Before you use a mobile investment app, it’s important to understand both the advantages and disadvantages for your investment strategy. Here’s what to consider. Pros

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What the December Fed Meeting Means for Markets

Sam Taube writes for NerdWallet. Email: staube@nerdwallet.com. Twitter: @samuel_taube. The article What the December Fed Meeting Means for Markets originally appeared on NerdWallet. https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/investing/market-reaction-december-fed-meeting-12-14-22 #financialfreedom #money #entrepreneur #business #finance #investing #financialliteracy #success #investment #wealth #motivation #financialindependence #passiveincome #personalfinance #realestate #stockmarket #debtfree #entrepreneurship #invest #bitcoin #creditrepair #debtfreecommunity #investor #trading #workfromhome #stocks #credit #financialeducation #bhfyp

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In the Crypto Winter, How Do You Know When to Sell Crypto?

It’s been a rough year for cryptocurrency. Bitcoin is down nearly 65% from its 2022 peak in early January. Major exchanges are filing for bankruptcy. Calls for regulation are mounting. The so-called “crypto winter” is starting to feel more like a crypto apocalypse. Millions of everyday investors who sank money into cryptocurrency are facing a

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What to Do if You’re Locked Out of Your TreasuryDirect Account

What to Do if You’re Locked Out of Your TreasuryDirect Account

If you get locked out of your TreasuryDirect.gov account—the site you use to purchase U.S. savings bonds, including the popular Series I bonds—you may need to call TreasuryDirect’s customer service line to unlock your account. While you won’t lose any investments while you’re locked out, you also won’t be able to buy or sell your

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Best brokerage accounts for beginners

The best online brokerage accounts are free to use, have no minimums, and allow you to make trades right from your phone.The best online brokerage accounts are free to use, have no minimums, and allow you to make trades right from your phone. The post Best brokerage accounts for beginners appeared first on Money Under

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What is Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA)? A Simple Definition

Dollar cost averaging (DCA) is an investment strategy that allows investors to buy assets over time by investing a set amount of money on a regular basis. Rather than attempting to time the market with a lump sum investment, Dollar-cost averaging is all about building wealth over the long term for things like retirement or

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Best peer-to-peer lending sites for borrowers and investors

Peer-to-peer lending continues to grow in popularity and is becoming a much more viable option for people who need money and for people who want to invest their money. Here are the best peer-to-peer lending sites. Peer-to-peer lending is a great option for people who need money and for people who want to invest their

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What Causes Inflation and What to Do About It

In 2022, the U.S. hit a 40-year high in inflation, causing everything from gas to groceries to get more expensive. Inflation is the general increase in prices of goods and services in the economy. In the United States, the Federal Reserve states that an acceptable inflation rate is around 2% per year. What’s causing inflation…

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Dear Penny: Can My 17-Year-Old Grandson Invest in a Roth IRA?

Dear Penny, My 17-year-old grandson is working after school and putting half of his salary in a savings account. His grandfather and I have prepaid his college tuition, so he will have no big expenses there.  I would like for him to invest in a Roth IRA. In doing so, he would not be tempted

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How To Buy Stocks: A Beginner’s Guide

Stocks are an important part of any investment portfolio. Compared to other investments, they offer a relatively high average rate of return. In fact, from 1928 – 2021, the S&P 500 averaged returns at a rate nearly double that of bonds and nearly triple that of real estate (11.94 percent, 6.21 percent, and 4.4 percent,

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What is Earnings Per Share (EPS)?

Earnings per share, or EPS, is an industry-standard ratio that indicates how profitable a company is on a per-share basis. Simply put, EPS shows how much money a company makes for each share of its stock. The EPS ratio is calculated by dividing the company’s profit by the outstanding shares of its common stock. Typically,

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Economic bubbles: What they are, why they happen, and why you should care

You don’t need a Ph.D. in economics to know that economic bubbles—and their ensuing POPS!—can take us all for a wild ride. Bubbles occur anytime asset prices appreciate unrealistically; and they happen more often than we think. In the United States alone we have seen two in the past twenty years: The dot-com bubble in

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What to Do if Your IRA Loses Money

Retirement accounts are generally considered safer investments, but they can still lose money. That includes 401(k)s and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). During the second quarter of 2022, for example, average IRA balances decreased nearly 18% from a year earlier, according to Fidelity Investments’ data. As the market moves up and down, you’ll likely notice gains

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What Happens When You Sell a Stock? The Process & Your Taxes

There’s a lot to consider when selling stocks, including your tax bill. People sell stocks for numerous reasons. But if you make a profit on the sale, you generally need to report it when you file your taxes the following year. (Different rules apply when selling stocks inside a retirement account.) Before you hit that

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The Crypto Dream Died. Here’s 10 Reliable and Reputable Vanguard Index Funds to Consider

With the recent cryptocurrency crash, the alternative investment dream has died. Investors learned a harsh lesson. If you’re looking to pick reputable and reliable investments that have been around for almost 50 years, there are non more popular index funds than Vanguard. When Did These Funds Start? In 1976, Vanguard founder John Bogle pioneered indexing,

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How do bonds work? A beginner’s guide

You know investing involves putting money into “stocks and bonds.” And you know what stocks are. But do you know what a bond is? Here’s everything you need to know about bonds—from how they’re priced to why you should have them in your portfolio. Bonds are among the most underrated investment vehicles for folks under

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