Personal Finance
You don’t really need a lot of money to start a business. Over 60% of small business owners launched their first business with less than $25,000. What you need to launch a small business is a business plan, an understanding of your demographic, good advice from professionals, and an exhaustive drive to learn from your […]
The dawning digital age, a boon to e-commerce businesses, has been a bane to the traditional brick-and-mortar retail industry. Scores of businesses shut down more than 11,000 physical locations in 2020. About 150 million square feet of retail space was closed last year, according to industry researcher CoStar Group, keeping up with annual close rates […]
The bank safe deposit box has been romanticized in action movies and political thrillers. Spies and criminals keep money, passports, and valuables in them until needed. Well, real life is not like the movies. There are probably 25 million safe deposit boxes in the United States. Banks rent them out on their own terms. There […]
Movies, TV shows, video games and cartoons inspired by comic books are multi-billion-dollar businesses today. What you may not know is that collectible comics is also a big business. Comic books of bygone eras hold sentimental value for comic book readers who spent their youth reading comics. Certain comics feature the first appearance of a […]
In a 2009 article titled “The Psychology of Social Status,” economist John Harsanyi is quoted as saying that “apart from economic payoffs, social status seems to be the most important incentive and motivating force of social behavior.” In other words, the more that people notice status disparity, the more incentivized they are to maintain that status. […]
Wherever you turn for financial advice, you will find everyone in your life is encouraging you to begin investing. But the word investment invokes images of stock tickers, million-dollar deals, and men and woman in expensive attire. You might wonder how you can invest and where to start when you have hardly any money to […]
Refinancing your mortgage is a smart move that can save you a lot of money, if done at the right time. If done at the wrong time or for the wrong reason, a refi might end up costing you more money than what you had expected to save in the first place. So, when is […]
Investing is an excellent way to increase your wealth over time. However, with all investments, there is an inherent risk involved. While some risks are small, others can be significant, resulting in the loss of your investment or reduced returns. Understanding the different types of investment risk can help you make informed investment decisions. In […]
It is said that myths only become true if we want to believe in them. And believing in myths can become a self-fulfilling prophecy that stalls our financial dreams. Too many aspiring homeowners believe in myths about home buying that keep them from achieving the American dream. Here are four myths about buying a home […]
