admin When most investors buy shares in a company, they’re doing it to take advantage of future stock returns or because they believe in the company or its products. But one of the lesser-known benefits of being a shareholder is the perks you can receive just for owning stock in a company. Not all publicly traded … Read more
In 2010, I quit my job to work on my first personal finance blog. My job was great. I was a software engineer at Booz Allen Hamilton and was well paid. Our clients were government agencies with multi-year contracts doing very important work. I liked everything about the job except when I had to commute … Read more
Otto Insurance is an online insurance lead generator that uses your personal information to match you with insurance companies that can offer you free quotes. Otto is not a direct insurance provider, nor is it an insurance broker. Therefore, you’ll obtain quotes and policies directly from actual insurance providers. But Otto is a fairly new … Read more
The Oxford Communiqué is a budget-priced investing newsletter that costs as little as $49 per year. At approximately half the cost of competing products, The Oxford Communiqué is an affordable way to get access to multiple model portfolios with different risk tolerances. Casual stock pickers and those with other newsletter subscriptions can benefit from this service … Read more
Like index investing, dividend investors form a large subculture in the investment world. And it’s easy to see why. Dividends allow you to make money even when share prices are stagnant or faltering. However, finding well-run companies with stable dividends can be challenging without adequate research tools or experience. Oxford Income Letter is an affordable … Read more
Crowdfunded real estate has been a popular investment trend for the past decade, as individual investors can directly invest in commercial and residential properties with fractional ownership. However, no asset class is risk-free, and real estate platforms fail periodically. PeerStreet is the latest casualty of rising interest rates and changing market conditions. Unfortunately, the platform … Read more
Are you looking to sell your diamond jewelry? The offers can vary wildly depending on the place you go, which is why it’s so important to do the proper research before selling. For example, an expert selling partner can prepare your piece for sale and reach interested buyers willing to pay more than your local … Read more
If you enjoy reading, there are ways you can make money from reading books. Several companies will pay you to read books and then write reviews on them. That means that along with reading, it helps if you also enjoy writing. I’ve compiled a list of 10 companies below that will pay you for book … Read more
Like index investing, dividend investors form a large subculture in the investment world. And it’s easy to see why. Dividends allow you to make money even when share prices are stagnant or faltering. However, finding well-run companies with stable dividends can be challenging without adequate research tools or experience. Oxford Income Letter is an affordable … Read more
In 2003, I graduated Carnegie Mellon University with about $35,000 in student loan debt. It was a mix of federal mostly subsidized and a small percentage of unsubsidized loans. If my memory is correct, it was mostly Stafford loans with a small Perkins loan mixed in. The interest rate was low and servicing the debt … Read more