Since prehistoric times, men have adorned themselves in paint, animal skins, and feathers to impress, intimidate, and influence their fellow humans. While people no longer wear such accoutrements, many, particularly those employed within the financial industry, continue to enhance their…
Who says you have to work until you’re 65? By merely questioning that one assumption, you crack open the door to new possibilities. The question raises others, such as: The FIRE movement attempts to address these questions by encouraging followers…
When you think of precious metals, chances are the first two that come to mind are gold and silver. Most people would be hard-pressed to name five precious metals off the top of their heads. As you invest, you often…
Seeking and finding the perfect advisor is not always easy, especially in an industry filled with confusing acronyms. According to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), there were more than 160 different professional designations. In addition, terms such as financial…
The stock market isn’t the only place investors stash their money for the future. In fact, most successful investors spread their money over a wide range of asset classes, from stocks to bonds to precious metals. As you diversify your…
An interest rate swap is a financial derivative that companies use to exchange interest rate payments with each other. Swaps are useful when one company wants to receive a payment with a variable interest rate, while the other wants to limit…
No, “HODL” is not a typo or misspelling. At least not anymore — it’s now a backronym, after starting as a drunken typo, then later being declared an acronym for “hold on for dear life.” It all started on a…
Once upon a time, only the rich could hire an investment advisor. Fortunately for the rest of us, times have changed. Over the last two decades, robo-advisors have risen to disrupt the financial industry and offer affordable, accessible investment management…
For most of modern history, only the wealthy had access to investment advisors to help them manage their money. Everyone else had to muddle through on our own, often with little or no knowledge of how to invest. Today, anyone…
In its early months, the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 hit many American cities hard — especially New York. The New York Times reported in May that roughly 5% of the Big Apple’s residents, especially in wealthier neighborhoods, had fled the city for less…
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