Personal Financial Advice from a former Certified Financial Planner
New Grifin news: I just recently got a notice that Grifin will be implementing a $5 monthly fee. I’m going to redo the review below in light of this fee and the new features that Grifin has positioned in an attempt to make it worth it. My first reaction is …
Important Grifin Update It was always probably a little too good to be true. An app that invests a dollar every time you make a purchase with no fees or user face costs. Everything costs money, especially running an app that accesses credit cards, makes transfers from banks, and then …
Is Stash Stock Back Card a scam? Is the Stash Stock Back Card safe? Is the whole Stock Cash Back Card legit? We take a look. What Is Stash? Stash is one of many micro-brokers pushing the so-called fintech movement. We should start by asking if Stash is a legitimate …
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 …
I’m going to be changing my long-standing policy on Finance Gourmet on not recommending specific investments. Stock buying opportunities require more knowledge than most would-be investors are willing to acquire, but for those willing to learn, there is gold in them thar stock markets. Instead of babying my readers, I’m …
I’m not going to get into the Gamestop thing. There are plenty of other places you can read about it. Finance Gourmet isn’t really about day-trading or riding trends like this. What Finance Gourmet IS about is providing financial information and data to investors. I didn’t even get a chance …
It is time for a mega-review session where we review Stash versus Acorns versus Robinhood versus Betterment, and Wealthfront. Why these apps? These are current front runners in a crowded space that encourages small investments from regular people as a way to invest rather than the traditional broker models of …