Finance

When the topic of investments comes up, people often throw around the term “stocks and bonds.” However, when looking for ways to improve or diversify their portfolios, investors almost always look to the stock market instead of the bond market. In fact, only about 2.4 percent of Americans invest in bonds.1 Traditionally, this has made […]

Saving for retirement requires decades of dedicated financial planning – and even if you’ve prepared, you may be left woefully short of your retirement goals. CNBC¹ reports that 21% of Americans don’t have a single dollar saved for retirement, and a surprising 78% report feeling “extremely” concerned they don’t have enough saved. But there’s an […]

According to the Rakuten Affiliate Network, spending on affiliate marketing campaigns is expected to increase 10.1 percent per year to $6.8 billion by 2020 as over 80 percent of advertisers look for people to become affiliates and extend the reach of their brands.1 This type of growth is giving many people the opportunity to get into […]

Stock trading may sound both prestigious and complicated, a job of only the elite and wealthy – but that’s just a myth. Anyone can become a stock trader. And it only takes a small amount of money to get started. The hardest part of stock trading is learning the ropes, which takes time. But today, […]

Whether you have $100 or $100,000 in savings, money market accounts offer respectable interest rates, complete liquidity and the security of federal deposit insurance. MMAs are an intermediate option between a conventional bank account and a certificate of deposit.1 Like other savings accounts, most MMAs offer check-writing capabilities, ATM access and up to six monthly […]