The never-ending question of ‘is sexy better than dependable?’ spans all of life’s greatest challenges: underwear, cars, spouses, and, yes, even stock market investments. When I invest, I prefer the cotton undies of stocks. That is, value stocks that provide slow growth but good income through dividends. My bestie, however, prefers to go after the sexy, lacey types, aiming to strike it rich with growth stocks that get all the media attention. Read More
By using an investment platform, you’re can to cut out the middleman that would normally be required to broker or manage investments on your behalf. But I don’t know what I’m doing...why should I be trusted to manage investments? Both seasoned and beginner investors can easily engage in the investing world without heavy costs and time commitments that are often associated with leveraging professional services. Because of the amount of flexibility investment platforms offer, more and more people are taking an interest in investing. Naturally, the industry has seen a rise in emerging investment platforms, via both online and mobile applications. Read More
Ever know someone who bought a timeshare vacation-home? Well a mutual fund is kind of like a timeshare of 100 (or 500 or 2,000) different properties that you, and everyone else who buys into them partially owns. Except instead of vacation homes, its an aggregation of many different investments (like a collection of stocks from 100 different tech companies). Let's talk to pros and cons. Read More
You remember that you vowed to use your extra cash to start investing. And now you’re feeling a little bit sweaty.How do you decide which investments are the best ones for you? How much risk can (or should) you take? What do you do with your hands?Let us clarify some of your burning questions and help you get started on creating your own portfolio. Read More