Joe WongWhen you buy a stock, it seems like your money disappears into the ether and you are left with some stocks in a company. Similarly, when you sell a stock, you just click “sell” and all of a sudden you have money in your brokerage account. Where does that money actually go? Where does that money come from? Here’s the short answer: the money is exchanged between buyers and sellers with your broker acting as …
When it comes to saving money, a lot of youngsters think of saving as something for older people who want to retire. They think they have so much time to enjoy themselves before they need to worry about that stuff. Retirement seems so far away that it almost seems like it’s never going to happen. So why bother putting away 20% of your paycheck for something that’s a distant dream when you can instead take …
Got a friend who owes you money that always seems to “forget” to pay you back? It happens. If you’re anything like me, you’re probably starting to get frustrated about this. You so generously extended your grace toward this person and now they’re turning their back on you when it’s pretty obvious they have the means to pay you back. So what are you supposed to do? Here’s the short answer: If you’ve already given …
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Budgeting, budgeting, budgeting. You hear it everywhere you hear any personal finance advice, whether that be from your parents, your pastor, your uncle, or any random personal finance blog you come across on the Googles. Clearly, budgeting seems to be the go-to advice on managing your finances everyone seems to be giving. Myself included. The biggest debt-payoff guru Dave Ramsey himself seems to preach about keeping a budget like pastors preach reading the Bible. Everyone …
Is it ethical to invest in the stock market? For most stock investors, this might be a question that never crossed their minds. Putting your money in stocks has become such a common and almost standard way of investment, people would hardly relate it to “ethics”. Even when ethics is brought into the discussion on the stock market, what does “ethics” even mean? Does that refer to companies that are somehow breaking the law? Is …
Are you getting tired of having to choose between eating out or spending time and energy cooking your own food? On the one hand, you could save yourself time and energy while enjoying the luxury of a professionally cooked meal. The only downside is you’re going to take a hit to your wallet and you might not be getting the healthiest option out there. On the other hand, you could save yourself some cash by …
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Savings bonds are a really old-fashioned form of investing. You can buy savings bonds now and earn a fixed interest rate for a long period of time at little to no risk. A virtually guaranteed return on investment. This is as conservative as it gets when it comes to investing. If you’re reading this, I’m guessing you’ve probably discovered an old, expired savings bond that you’ve completely forgotten about until now. Or maybe you saw …
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Stocks are a great way to invest your money. At an average rate of return of 12% per year, it’s no wonder so many people have taken an interest in trading stocks. But if there’s one thing to watch out for when it comes to stock investing, it’s taxes. At tax rates ranging from 0-37%, you need to make sure you’re making smart choices when buying and selling your stocks. That leads us to your …
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I get it. You heard about buying dividend stocks as a way to get some passive income. Now you’re wondering how long it’s going to take to get your next payout. Or maybe you’re wondering what’s the minimum time you need to be a shareholder to qualify for the dividend. That’s something I wondered about when I first heard about dividend stocks. Here’s the short answer: The length of time you’ve held onto a stock …
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College is expensive. Nothing new about that. But that doesn’t mean you can throw up your hands and say “Well I’m broke anyways, might as well splurge on the $6 left in my bank account”. NO! If you want to minimize the impact of student loan interest, you need to find ways to save money anywhere you can. The best time to start saving is now while you have decades of compounding growth ahead of you. …