Choosing Between a Credit and Debit Card
If you walk up to somebody on the street and ask them to show you the contents of their wallet,…
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January 3, 2021
Microfinance, Muhammad Yunus, and Global Poverty
Global poverty is an issue. It’s not that hard to recognize this fact. The trouble comes in identifying solutions. Charities…
July 19, 2020
Managing Debt
Unfortunately, the total amount of consumer debt in the United States is about 13.86 trillion. The average American has about…
November 20, 2019
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The History of Regulating the Financial Markets
As much as investing is crucial to our economy, so are the rules which regulate it. History shows that when…
August 25, 2019
Intro to Banking
Even though many people use banks every day, they do not understand the big picture of how banks work. Many…
August 16, 2019
8 Ways to Ensure Financial Security
In 2018 alone, over 2.5 billion user accounts were hacked. Information including personal details, emails, and bank accounts was compromised.…
July 10, 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
Solutions to the Student Debt Crisis
The price of a college education has been spiking in recent decades. Although this may now seem like a fact…
June 17, 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
Howard Marks Memo Breakdown: “The Limits to Negativism”
Howard Marks is a world-renown investor, author, and billionaire. He currently is co-chairman at Oaktree Capital, which he co-founded. Marks…
April 23, 2019