Investing in a mutual fund is a great option to build a diversified portfolio. Yet, before investing in one, it's important to understand the pros and cons that they offer. Here’s a more detailed look at both the positives and the negatives.…
Investing in a mutual fund is the same as purchasing a pre-made burger from a burger place with all its different ingredients. The different ingredients represent the different types of securities. Additionally, having it pre-made by a place represents the fact that…
You know how it’s difficult to get honey out of a jar? It’s dense, it’s sticky, it comes out in slow drips. If you wanted to move honey from one container to another, it would take quite a while. It’s way harder…
Different types of investments work in different ways, and come with their own benefits and drawbacks. We can think of them as different paths to the same destination. Some paths are long, and others are shorter yet more dangerous. Fortunately, you don’t have…
Compound interest is one of the most powerful concepts in finance. Albert Einstein even called it the “eighth wonder of the world”. Let’s see how compound interest works, and how you can use it to your advantage.
What is compound interest?
It…
If someone offered you the choice between a $1 bill and a $100 bill, which would you choose? It’s a pretty easy question, since the $100 is clearly more valuable than the $1. You can use it to buy 100 times more…
Try imagining a business owner. Maybe you think of the owner of a small business, like a hair salon or a roadside kiosk. Or maybe you think of a billionaire entrepreneur. You probably don’t think of the tens of millions of people…
Assets:
You may have heard the term “asset” before, but do you know what an asset is? It’s actually pretty simple. An asset is any thing of value that someone–like a person or business–owns. It could be a home, a car, cash,…
Definition: Inflation is a general increase in prices that causes a decline in a currency’s purchasing power.
Have you ever heard your grandparents say - “back in my day, my monthly rent was around the price of a Mcdonald’s meal today!” Wouldn’t…
Do you ever feel like you’re trying so hard to get closer to your financial goals, but you’re just going around in circles?
The thing is, if you don’t define your financial goals, you’ll always be struggling to reach them. It’s like…
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