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Tips To Help Maintain Steady Cash Flow During Market Volatility

Do you remember Harry Markopolos? As a financial analyst for a Boston investment firm, Markopolos was asked to reverse engineer Bernie Madoff’s trading strategy and revenue streams. The unregistered hedge

Split it up: How owning multiple savings accounts can help you reach your goals

We all know that saving money is the best way to gain financial independence. But knowing what’s good for us doesn’t always mean that we’ll follow, as recent data on

Spring Home Buying: How to Save for a Down Payment and How Much to Save

Spring has arrived and with that comes peak home buying season. It’s the busiest time for homebuyers, as people come out of their winter hibernation and start exploring what’s available

Investing In A Rising-Rate Environment

The Federal Reserve raised the federal funds interest rate three times in 2017 from 1.00% to 1.50%, signaling an environment where some believe rates will continue to rise. This is

What’s This Bitcoin Thing All About? An Introduction to the What, How, and Why of Cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum became the craze of 2017. The value of Bitcoin grew by more than 1,200% last year, while lesser-known cryptocurrencies like Ripple jumped by 35,000%

8 Ways to Reduce Your Energy Use and Save Money on National Cut Your Energy Costs Day

January 10 marks National Cut Your Energy Costs Day, which encourages us to look for ways to reduce our energy use and save on monthly energy bills. A study by

Sharing is Caring: Setting Up a Share Certificate Ladder

Depending on your personality, investing either serves as a thrilling roller coaster ride or an anxiety-ridden tightrope walk 300 feet in the air. The ups and downs of a volatile

Here Comes the Savings: 6 Ways to Stretch that Wedding Budget

Everyone wants the wedding of their dreams but a limited budget can make planning your nuptials feel like more stress than joy. Luckily that doesn’t have to be the case.

5 Types of Retirement Plans to Help Your Savings Grow

In past articles, we’ve looked at how much you should save for retirement and how to budget those savings. For this post, we’ll show you the best ways to reach

Save for Retirement: How Much Retirees Spend and What You Need to Put Away

This is the 1st of a 3-part series on how to save for retirement. To read the other 2 parts, visit here and here. For many people, starting to save

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