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How to Avoid Getting Burned by Devastating Financial Malpractice
Several years ago, I used to play in a flag football league. After catching a pass, I hit the open field and between me and the end zone was one lone defender. As I glided across the field I knew...
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6 Safe Places to Invest Your Money in Retirement
“If I was your mom, how would you invest my money?” A lady who I had previously helped with her aunt’s investments for years now came to me regarding up her upcoming retirement. She was already working...
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15 Ways to Invest Small Amounts of Money (and turn it into a large amount of...
In 16 Ways to Invest $100 I gave suggestions on how to invest when you have just a few dollars. In this article I want to take it up a notch, which is to say how can you invest when you have more than...
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How to Invest $500,000 Without Blowing It
“Jeff, we have $500,000 and have no idea how to invest it”. I admit, having $500,000 sitting in a checking out earning little to no interest is one of those “good problems to have”. But if you find...
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How I Showed a 16-Year-Old to Turn $500 Into $520,367
We’ve all had those fantasies of getting into a DeLorean and going back in time. We think about all the little changes that we’d make in our lives. If you’re like me and have investing on the brain,...
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How to Invest $20,000
So, you want to invest $20,000. That’s a chunk of change! If you want to invest your money wisely but don’t know where to start, you’ve come to the right place. I’m going to show you how to invest that...
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Scottrade Review: Opening an Online Trading Account
If you’re looking for a discount broker that offers low-cost trades and excellent customer service, Scottrade is one of the best options out there. Not only do they offer a standard fee of $7 for every...
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15 Ways to Invest $10,000
Do you remember the first time you wrote a check for $100? The first $100 check I wrote was for my cell phone waaayyy back in 1997. Whoa….that brings back memories. What about your first, $1,000...
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Ready to Start Investing? Here’s the Best Online Brokers for Beginners
I can remember when I made my first stock trade. I was an intern at the investment firm that eventually hired me. It was right around when the tech bubble burst, and tech stocks were trading at...
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What is the Average Stock Market Return?
“What’s the average stock market return?” It’s a great question. I’m going to use a variety of resources to give you the answer. But there’s usually a question behind this question. Can you think of...
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Betterment Investing Review: Make it Automatic with Betterment Investing
I love making things automatic. Whether is is bill-paying, direct deposit, prescription renewals, or investing, making things automatic makes life easier and that is where our Betterment investing...
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How Much Money do you Need Start Roth (or Traditional) IRA
You finally reached that point in your life where you know that you need to start investing, but the whole process intimidates you. Stocks, bonds, diversifying, the list of confusing terms goes on...
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Buyer Beware: How Does an Annuity Work?
“How does an annuity work?” “How do annuities differ from other investments?” “Is an annuity really right for me?” These are some common questions people have when it comes to annuities. Why is there...
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How to Make Smart and Purposeful Financial Decisions
This post brought to you by American Century Investments. The content and opinions expressed below are that of Good Financial Cents. Our lives are filled with financial decisions. Sometimes, these...
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7 Smart Ways to Invest $1,000
You’d like to learn how to invest $1,000. Is this possible? After all, don’t many financial advisers have investing minimums? What if you’re new to investing? Where do you start? Yes, there are places...
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The 11 Best Short Term Investments For Your Money
I have $65,000 that I need to invest but I want to make more than the bank is offering. Where can get a high return on a short-term investment with limited risk? <Sigh.> This exact question was...
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Motif Investing Review – Investing With Experts
When I started this Motif Investing review, I already knew that the best way to invest might also be the most boring way to invest. Buy and hold. Buy and hold. Buy, and, yeah . . . hold! Long-term...
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The Best Online Brokerage Accounts for Beginners to Experienced Investors
Thank to the Internet, there has been a massive wave of discount online brokerage firms and new investment opportunities. Investors are no longer required to walk into a brokerage firm, or even use a...
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How to Invest in Your 20s
If you’re in your 20s, you’re reading this article, and are serious about investing, you rock. If you actually set out to invest money while you’re in your 20s, and you do it on a regular basis, do you...
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3 Utterly Obvious Ways To Build Wealth
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to build wealth. In case you didn’t let that first sentence soak in, read it again. The wealthy understand that while being smart can certainly help you earn...
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