Mint is the biggest and most popular online personal finance tracking site. Founded in 2006, Mint made waves in the personal finance software world thanks to its powerful interface and ability to add …
Should My IRA Charge Me a Maintenance Fee?
Narrow Bridge Finance reader Yvonne sent in a question about IRA fees for her account at Meryl Lynch. She received a letter that said her annual account fee would be going up to $100 per year, and …
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How Should a Young Person Get Started with Investing
Your first job. Such a big milestone. For the first time ever, you are financially independent. You have moved on from being a broke college student to a successful young professional. Don’t get too …
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How to Use Compound Interest to Your Advantage and Build Wealth
This is a special post from Miranda, a freelance writer and professional blogger covering financial topics. You can find her at her blog: Planting Money Seeds. When many of us think of …
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How to Find Your Money-Making Rental Property
Are you interested in buying rental property for an additional income? I have been thinking about making a purchase like this for quite some time and am nearly ready to pull the trigger. For the past …
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How to Start Retirement Savings in Your 40s
Last week, John shared a great post on saving for retirement. Reader Diana took the post to heart, and she left us with a heartfelt comment about getting started saving for retirement in your …
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What is the Right Time to Buy and Sell Index Funds and Mutual Funds?
Investing can be very intimidating to get started. While it is not a good idea for the typical investor to buy individual stocks, mutual funds and index funds are a great way to buy into the market …
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4 Simple Steps To Help You Get Started Saving For Retirement
I spoke with individuals on a daily basis for a number of years who were terrified about starting to save for retirement. It usually went back to a number of similar reasons, but what they all had in …
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How IPOs Work: From Startup to Initial Public Offering
There is little more exciting in business news than a big IPO, or initial public offering. An IPO is a business process where shares of stock are first issued to the public on a major stock exchange. …
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Finance Basics: What is a Checking Account and How Should I Use It?
A checking account is the most basic personal finance tool, and it is important that you understand how it works, how to use it, and how not to use it. …
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