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5 Inspiring Career Tips from Billionaire Entrepreneurs
Whether your job is at a standstill or you’re itching to start the next billion-dollar business, now’s the perfect time to reinvent your career. Take it from self-made billionaires like Oprah and Buffet– it’s never too late or too difficult to...
How to Handle Stock Market Volatility
With the upcoming US presidential election, and uncertainty about the Brexit abroad, there is a great deal of political uncertainty in the air. Political views aside, uncertain times like these also tend to translate into heightened volatility in...
How Recency Bias Can Affect Your Success in Investing
There’s nothing like a blizzard to drive up demand for snow tires. The inverse is also true: the longer it’s been since an event took place, the less likely we are to believe it will happen in the near future. This effect is known as the recency...
Investing for Education: What is a 529 Plan?
September not only marks the beginning of school, but also National College Savings Month, which is a perfect time to begin planning to invest for education. If your children are heading off to school (or are going to in the future), you’re...
5 Expert Salary Negotiation Tips
Now that everyone is back from their summer excursions, job hunting season is in full swing. Whether you’re considering a new career, or just trying to get a salary bump in your current position, now’s the time to earn more and finally get your...
How to Navigate an Early Retirement
When it comes to closing the gap in retirement savings, many of us turn to working longer as a no-brainer solution. While this can help sometimes, especially as you get closer to retirement age, there are numerous factors that can cause a need for...
Why Investing Should Be One of Your Top Financial Priorities
A recent study found that only 21 percent of Americans ranked "investing effectively and tax efficiently" as their top monetary priority. Since we all have numerous financial obligations that can prevent investing from being a financial importance,...
Some Hidden Retirement Expenses You Need to Be Aware of
Even the best laid out plains can have unexpected surprises and road bumps. This is a truism in retirement, where you need to plan for decades of living without a job to support your financial expenses. With that in mind, here’s how to plan for...
3 Nighttime Rituals that Will Change Your Life
Starting your day off with success begins the night before. As you’re well aware, having a good night’s rest is the difference between becoming an extra on The Walking Dead and a Wonder Woman in the office. If you’re out and about until three a.m.,...
How to Budget for Retirement
Just like in your working life, you’re going to need a clear sense of your spending when it comes to your golden years. But unlike when you’re employed, there won’t be a steady career income to fall back on if you fail to budget properly. So...
5 Ways to Become a Constant Learner
School’s back in session, and just because you’ve already graduated, it doesn’t mean you have to stop learning and evolving. The greatest of the greats – like Oprah Winfrey and Bill Gates – never take off their learning caps; no matter how many...
Some Reasons Why You Might be Bad at Investing
Nobody’s perfect, and this is a truism when it comes to investing. In fact, studies show that even the majority of money managers are unable to beat indexes like the S&P 500. With that in mind, consider these reasons that could be tripping you...