So, you’ve got your finances in order and you’re ready to invest. Now’s the tricky part: which sectors should you invest in? It can be tough deciding which risks to take, especially when it comes to money. It might feel scary investing in sectors you don’t fully understand or know much about, but you don’t…
You’ve been writing poetry for years and decide it’s time to share your passion with the world. With a small investment, you are able to create an attractive and unusual book and publish it on the Internet. To your surprise, the book starts selling, and you are regularly making a modest amount of royalties every…
The new Apple iPhone 5S and 5C went on sale Friday and mine has been ordered. Usually I wouldn’t be upgrading my phone, but this time it was a major need. Last winter I decided it would be a good idea to send my old iPhone through the washing machine. Needless to say it didn’t…
Many people dream of being a landlord. While the concept and idea of making a living, or adding passive income from rental properties is intriguing, there are a lot of things to consider before jumping in and making the commitment to becoming a landlord. The biggest advantage of being a landlord is that it will…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a powerful federal agency tasked with the job of protecting American consumers from unscrupulous financial practices. So far the CFPB has been impressively productive. You know how credit card billing statements are now easier to read than they were a few years ago? How about those new rules…
The dollar lost ground on Friday on the heels of the Labor Departments release of a slightly worse than expected employment report, which allowed bond prices to rally, reducing yields across the interest rate spectrum. The data eroded the value of the greenback, which saw interest rate differential move in favor of the yen and…
Most kids hate when the summer comes to an end, for them it means that the fun is over and it’s time to go back to school. Parents can also dislike this time of year because if they don’t plan things out, back to school shopping can end up being a real budget buster. While…