Personal Financial Advice from a former Certified Financial Planner
One of the questions I’ve gotten a lot over my financial career is how to start investing. The reality is that just about any way you start investing is a good way to start investing. Unfortunately, the idea of an investment account, a brokerage, and investments themselves can seem overwhelming …
New Grifin news: According to my Grifin email message, The Grifin brokerage account will change from DriveWealth LLC to Alpaca Securities LLC. While no specific reasons have been given, one can assume a cooler name didn’t hurt. Seriously, as Grifin users this will have no effect on you other than …
It’s no secret I am a big fan of dividend investing. What better way to invest than to let the company you are investing in pay you to hold onto their stock until it makes a sweet, profitable trade. What is a good dividend stock to invest in is a …
Deciding to invest in bank stocks is one way to add both dividends and financial growth to your portfolio. While finance stocks offer several advantages, they also come with unique challenges that warrant full consideration. Investing in bank stocks can provide long-term growth through consistent dividend payments, potential for significant …
Investing in gold has been a time-honored method of diversifying a financial portfolio and preserving wealth. From gold bullion to gold coins and gold bars, there are several ways to invest in this precious metal. As an asset that has held its value for centuries, gold offers investors security and has proven …
Recently, I did a review of the Acorns app. If you are not already familiar with the Acorns savings and investing app, you should read that for an introduction how to use Acorns first. It also covers questions like Is Acorns safe, What are Acorns fees, and If Acorns is …
Plynk is another investment app similar to Robinhood, Wealthfront, and Webull. In our Plynk reviews we take a look with a Plynk investment app review to determine is Plynk a scam, is Plynk legit, and is Plynk worth it. As of today, Plynk offers a $20 deposit bonus and a …
Cathie Wood is the chief executive and fund manager behind a series of tech-focused ETFs. The most well-known is ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK). The fund describes itself as investing in “disruptive innovation” which they define as companies with new technological products or services that “potentially change the way the world …
A somewhat overused concept, in my humble opinion, albeit a strong investing strategy is the Dividend Kings as derived from Dividend Aristocrats. The list of Dividend Aristocrats is made of S&P 500 companies that have increased their dividends for 25 consecutive years. The list of Dividend Kings is composed of …
You want to know how to invest in gold bullion. Investing in gold directly can be challenging, but if you understand the system, it is simple enough to buy gold you can hold in your hands. Invest In Gold Mutual Funds Beware mutual funds and indexes that have gold in …