What History Tells Us About the Recent Fed Rate Cut
Amidst ongoing trade tensions and a slowing global economy, the Federal Reserve has just lowered the federal funds rate by…
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August 11, 2019
The Importance of a Financial Safety Net
Only 40% of Americans are able to cover an unexpected $1,000 expense. This means that most Americans are in fact…
July 5, 2019
Intro to Dividends
While looking at various stocks, you may have noticed something called a dividend. Perhaps you saw a percentage that denoted…
June 28, 2019
Budgeting: The 50/20/30 Rule
How does one make a budget? The short answer is that it depends. Not everyone is going to spend and…
June 12, 2019
Navigating the Marijuana Industry: 3 Stocks and 1 ETF to Buy in 2019
In the past few years, the marijuana industry has expanded at an unprecedented pace and has not looked back. The…
April 27, 2019
Intro to Commodities
Ever wonder why gas prices change every day? One day, gas may cost $3.09 per gallon. A few months later,…
April 19, 2019
An attendee of the 2010 Morningstar Investment Conference speaks with Dave Varrelman, right, a sales associate with Vanguard at the McCormick Center, Thursday, June 24, 2010, in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
Intro to Passive Investing
Not everybody has the time for managing an equity portfolio. Understanding and researching the financial markets for fruitful stocks to…
April 9, 2019
Long and Short Positions
Quite simply, you can either be long or short in the stock market. If you are long, you are bullish,…
March 16, 2019
Intro to Unemployment
There are a lot of misconceptions about unemployment, the unemployment rate, and the labor force. The term “unemployment” seems to…
March 14, 2019
Intro to Index Funds
You may have heard of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the NASDAQ, or the S&P 500. These are called stock…
March 3, 2019