“Dirty Money” — It Has Nothing to do With Your Laundry
Most people don’t really know what money laundering is. At first glance it’s pretty natural to assume it has something to do with laundering — you know, cleaning clothes, hanging them out to dry, the works. Money laundering has nothing to do with household laundry though, even if it does work on a spin cycle. …
Thinking About Owning a Pet? Here Are the Costs You Might Incur Throughout Its Lifetime
As good of companions as pets are, they can be incredibly costly. From pet insurance, adoption costs, recurring food expenses, and much more, there’s no way around spending hundreds, if not, thousands of dollars on your animal. Before deciding to bring a pet home and have it become apart of your family, it’s important to…
Using the History of the Stock Market to Determine Its Future
People have differing opinions on what industries are most worth investing in the stock market and how much money you should pour into these investments. However, one thing everyone can agree on is that there’s very little that’s certain when it comes to the stock market. Stocks, industries, and investors are changing on the daily,…
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3 Things Every Fiscally Responsible Millennial Should Already be Doing
If you’re a millennial, you know that our generation, in particular, gets a bad rap. In recent years millennials have been labeled lazy, financially illiterate, and perhaps worst of all, as the “me generation.” And to make matters worse, each of these negative stereotypes translates into false expectations for millennial behavior. Expectations about what they…
3 Ways to Keep Your Financial Information Safe and Secure
When we constantly hear stories about smartphones and national databases being hacked, it’s easy to fear for our personal information. In fact, it’s only natural that you might make some changes when it comes to your online behavior or other sensitive networks – so about your financial information? An increasing number of banks have shifted…
Personal Finance for Main St
When residents of Main St look for news on how the economy is performed that day, it's often reported in terms of how the "Dow" or the S&P 500 performed that day. So what is the Dow? Ditto for the S&P 500?
