M1 Finance Product Name: M1 Finance Product Description: M1 Finance is a micro-investing app offering fractional stock and ETF shares, model portfolios, automatic rebalancing, and several non-investing perks.  Summary M1 Finance provides commission-free trading and fractional investing of stocks and ETFs. Model portfolios for various passive and active investment strategies are available.  Brokerage, retirement, and … Read more

Seeking Alpha Product Description: Alpha Picks is a stock newsletter that suggests two monthly stock picks based on Seeking Alpha’s Quant Ratings that will potentially outperform the stock market. Summary Alpha Picks from Seeking Alpha is a twice-monthly stock-picking service that builds a model portfolio of growth and value stocks with a “Strong Buy” quant … Read more

National Consumer Panel Product Name: National Consumer Panel Product Description: National Consumer Panel pays users for completing surveys and information about their shopping habits. Summary National Consumer Panel requires users to meet a selective set of criteria to join, but they pay more than many of their competitors for surveys and consumer behavior information. You … Read more

When you are preparing for retirement, one of the biggest questions you will face is how should you be handling your retirement assets? In a simpler world, you’d have just a couple of options. For decades, it was simple – pension and Social Security. No decisions necessary, you just get monthly payments. Now, with 401(k)s, … Read more

Upright Product Name: Upright Product Description: Upright offers investing in short-term real estate notes with fixed interest rates and short loan terms. Summary Upright is a real estate crowdfunding platform offering investors an opportunity to earn passive income. That means you don’t need to invest directly in individual properties, nor do you need to participate … Read more

Jim Wang is a forty-something father of four who is a frequent contributor to Forbes and Vanguard’s Blog. He has also been fortunate to have appeared in the New York Times, Baltimore Sun, Entrepreneur, and Marketplace Money. Jim has a B.S. in Computer Science and Economics from Carnegie Mellon University, an M.S. in Information Technology … Read more

Are you a new investor interested in learning how to invest before committing real money? Perhaps you’re an experiences investor looking to test a new or more advanced trading strategy? In either case, a good stock market simulator can help. But with most investment platforms offering their own versions, how do you know which paper trading … Read more

A Solo 401(k) is one of the most effective ways to save for retirement as a small business owner. You can enjoy generous contribution limits, employer-side contributions and flexible investment options.  However, it’s easy to overlook this retirement account as it doesn’t receive as much attention as other retirement solutions. Here are reasons why I … Read more

If you’re a resident of Florida, you have access to a fantastic bonus that can net you up to $600. Seacoast Bank is an FDIC-insured (FDIC #131) National Bank that has been in business for nearly a hundred years. They have 90 branches and they’re all in Florida, it’s the only state in which they … Read more

Will interest rates go down? Yes they will. The challenge is when will they start and what can we do to prepare? According to an article in Fortune, analyst at Citi Research believe the Fed “could slash rates by 200 points over 8 straight meetings.” That would be eight cuts of 25 basis points starting … Read more