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Americans love credit cards. According to data collected by Experian, the total number of active U.S. credit card accounts approached 500 million in 2020, growing roughly 2.5% from the year prior. This growth came in spite of an unusual (and…
How long do you need to work to retire? Fifty years? Forty? According to Jacob Lund Fisker, you may be able to retire in just five years. One of the early popularizers of the modern FIRE movement (financial independence, retire…
Although it might surprise you, psychology plays a significant role in how you manage your finances. In fact, there are numerous cognitive biases that cost us money, and we’re sometimes our own worst enemy. There are also plenty of examples…
It feels comfortable to have an expert on your side, leading many investors to seek the assistance of investment advisors. And with the stock market seeing regulatory upgrade after regulatory upgrade, investors feel safer and tend to have an overall…
New cars are getting expensive. From October 2018 to October 2019, new car prices rose by roughly 3%, and as much as 6% in some categories, according to Kelley Blue Book. Meanwhile, inflation rose by only 1.8%. The average cost…
Being financially literate means having the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively manage your personal finances and achieve complete financial self-sufficiency. Financially literate consumers are equipped to make informed financial decisions about a host of money-related matters, such as banking,…
Short for “financial independence, retire early,” the FIRE movement has spread like a blaze among many younger and middle-aged workers. These workers maintain a high savings rate, often through relatively frugal lifestyles, to build wealth quickly. With their savings, they…
Retirement has changed faster than most Americans realize. Your retirement will look very different from your parents’ and grandparents’ retirement. Defined benefit plans like pensions have been shrinking for decades, giving way to defined contribution plans like 401(k)s. These, in turn,…
Short for “financial independence, retire early,” the FIRE movement has many adherents — and each of them brings their own take on how to approach FIRE. In this context, financial independence refers to the ability to live on your passive…
In 2011, American businessman and investor Warren Buffett wrote an op-ed for the New York Times in which he famously claimed he pays a lower tax rate than any of the other 20 people in his office — including his…
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