Weekly roundup of some of the best personal finance articles from around the web. Making sense of a stock market that doesn’t make any sense (A Wealth of Common Sense). What to make of a market that rises on bad news. What would you do differently? (The Financial Bodyguard). Ways we should all build stronger […]
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Getting Started With Investing
For help determining how much you may need for your retirement, figuring out your optimal asset allocation, adopting the best process for choosing investments, and choosing among your IRA and 401(K) options, read The Essentials of Investing. For college funding, read How to Help Your Kids Pay for College.
Profitable Ideas: The New Ethics of Spending, No-Cost Ways to be Generous, and More
Weekly roundup of some of the best personal finance articles from around the web. Is it okay to buy things you want but don’t need during coronavirus? (Grow). “Do I try to protect the health of delivery people or do I protect their livelihood?” Here’s what to do if your company cuts its 401(k) match […]
Profitable Ideas: Getting Travel Money Back, A Costly Fear of Rejection, and More
Weekly roundup of some of the best personal finance articles from around the web. Coronavirus and travel: What you need to know (Clark Howard). Had a trip planned? Here are refund guidelines from airlines, hotels, and more. Lost your job? Take these 4 steps first (The Simple Dollar). Millions are suddenly out of work. If […]
Profitable Ideas: The Easiest Investment Decision Now, The Morality of Shopping, and More
Weekly roundup of some of the best personal finance articles from around the web. When dollar cost averaging matters the most (A Wealth of Common Sense). If you’ve been making monthly contributions to a retirement account, the best decision you can make right now — and the easiest — is to keep making those contributions. […]
Profitable Ideas: Making Your Money Back, Why We Won’t Talk About Money, and More
Weekly roundup of some of the best personal finance articles from around the web. How long does it take to make your money back after a bear market? (A Wealth of Common Sense). Learning what we can from past downturns. Seven ways to manage your anxiety during a market crash (A Teachable Moment). There’s still […]
Profitable Ideas: When Investing Gets Uncomfortable, The One Guarantee in the Stock Market, and More
Weekly roundup of some of the best personal finance articles from around the web. Everybody’s talking about it (The Irrelevant Investor). To invest, you have to get comfortable with being uncomfortable sometimes. Here’s what happens when you panic and sell your 401(k) investments (USA Today). In short, nothing good. Why you probably don’t want to […]
Profitable Ideas: This is Your Brain on Market Volatility, Blessed Are The Recyclers, and More
Weekly roundup of some of the best personal finance articles from around the web. Don’t lose it (Humble Dollar). What happens to your brain when the markets go crazy. Blessed are the cobblers, recyclers, and thrift-store shoppers (Christianity Today). How should our faith guide us in a throw-away culture. You can afford that item you […]
Profitable Ideas: Looking for a Stock Market Bottom, How Delivery Apps Eat Your Budget, and More
Weekly roundup of some of the best personal finance articles from around the web. How does the stock market bottom? (The Irrelevant Investor). “The most important thing for investors that are worried, and that probably includes all of us, is to keep in mind that this too shall pass.” I also have to say that […]
Profitable Ideas: The Getting Rich Quadrant, Money-Making Lessons From Airbnb Hosts, and More
Weekly roundup of some of the best personal finance articles from around the web. The getting rich quadrant (Safal Niveshak). Some very important truths about building wealth, illustrated very well. Nobody told me (Humble Dollar). One of today’s best personal finance writers on the 10 things he would have liked to know about money when […]
Profitable Ideas: Pursuing Significance With Your Finances, The Right Time to Invest, and More
Weekly roundup of some of the best personal finance articles from around the web. 3 strategies for pursuing significance with your finances (Crosswalk). Some great reminders about important aspects of money that can’t be seen on a spreadsheet. How to choose between a traditional and a Roth IRA (Peter Lazaroff). Good advice for making a […]