There’s a lot that’s uncertain right now, is the coronavirus in my town? In your building? Are you going to have a job after this is all over? Is a recession coming? These are all big scary questions that honestly, no one really knows the …
When my dad first retired, his response to the question, “how does it feel to be retired?” was “it’s weird”. He went on to explain how strange it was to not be making money any more, only spending it. He was right, that did seem …
Options aka financial derivatives can be really difficult to understand, and even harder to make money off of. This post is going to attempt to make sense of some options basics.
Robinhood. No not the children’s movie, the investing app that’s revolutionizing how the lay person invests. Here is an overview of the basics, and a short review so if you’ve been curious or this is the first time you’re hearing about it – you can …
Budgeting is HARD At first glance, you might think it doesn’t sound too bad, track the in…track the out… compare. But when you really think about how often you exchange money, it quickly becomes daunting. Different people have different strategies, I talk about using excel …
Happy New Year! The start of a new year signals the rush of new faces to the gym, more people elbowing you in the organic aisle in the grocery store and new lofty savings goals. We all know we can be very ambitious with these …
This past week flew by! Summer in Chicago is so busy, there is always something to do, hopefully when fall rolls around I’ll have a stricter schedule. For now here’s week 3:
Bear vs. Bull, what are they? “Bear” and “Bull” are used to describe market trends. You will often hear the term “bear-market” or “bull-market”. They are used to describe how the market is moving-up or down. These market terms really describe how investors are feeling …
How do you know when to move money to savings? How do you know what balances to keep in you’re checking account? When I first started out budgeting and working on my own personal finance journey, I googled these questions as well. I was …
Everything you read about personal finance or investing seems to be riddled with acronyms. There’s IRAs,CDs, ETFs and about one thousand more. In this post I’m going to explain some of the most common finance acronyms: