tastytrade Product Name: tastytrade Product Description: Tastytrade is an online brokerage offering commission-free stock and ETF trades. You can also invest in fractional shares for as little as $5. Summary tastytrade is an online brokerage that offers commission-free stock and ETF trades. You can also invest in fractional shares for as little as $5. It … Read more
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