Goal Update: End Of May 2017

At the end of each month, I post an update of my goals, including a brief discussion of any notable events that might have occurred during the month. The latest month's figures can always be found under the Featured menu in the menu bar at the top of the blog. Last updated: End of May, 2017 Current value: $31,585 Change from last month: +$489 Percent of Goal:  29.05% Note that the funds in this account are invested...

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Stockpile: Give The Gift Of Investing

If you've never invested in stocks before, getting started can be an intimidating prospect. You may think you need a pile of cash to get started. After all, a single share of Tesla sells for $300 (at the time of this writing). You might only have $100 or $50 to invest. What can you do? Enter Stockpile. A traditional broker will only allow you to purchase shares of stock in whole increments and often their commissions are high enough that it's...

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Is This The Latest Trend In 401(k)s?

I received an email from my employer's HR department a while ago that notified me of some coming changes to our 401(k) offerings. They are removing some of the higher cost funds and replacing them with similar lower cost funds. This is a great news because most people don't even realize how much funds are charging them. The flip side of this is that now participants of the plan will be assessed a quarterly fee to make up for some of the losses....

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Goal Update: End Of April 2017

At the end of each month, I post an update of my goals, including a brief discussion of any notable events that might have occurred during the month. The latest month's figures can always be found under the Featured menu in the menu bar at the top of the blog. Last updated: End of April, 2017 Current value: $31,906 $31,096 Change from last month: +$1,314 +$504 Percent of Goal:  29.34% 28.60% Note that the funds...

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