Mutual Funds: Building Blocks for a Retirement Portfolio

by Katie Brown | Oct 24, 2024 | General, Investment

Mutual Funds: Building Blocks for a Retirement Portfolio Diversification — not putting all your eggs in one basket — is one of the most cherished principles of investing. That’s one reason why mutual funds have become a popular choice for many investors’...

Evaluating Mutual Fund Fees and Expenses

by Katie Brown | Oct 17, 2024 | General, Investment

Evaluating Mutual Fund Fees and Expenses When you’re choosing among mutual funds, you should take into account what the fund will cost you in fees and expenses. The higher those costs, the better the fund’s performance needs to be to compensate for them. A...

Lessons In Money

by Katie Brown | Jun 23, 2023 | General, Investment

Lessons In Money How to help kids develop financial awareness. Children are like wells waiting to be filled with information—and information about money can be a helpful topic to begin exploring at a young age. Behavioral scientists at Cambridge University have...

“MY” MONEY‚— OR “OUR” MONEY?

by Katie Brown | Jun 9, 2023 | General, Investment

“MY” MONEY‚— OR “OUR” MONEY? The pros and cons of pooling finances with your significant other. Some couples face a difficult (and sometimes awkward) question when they decide tie the knot: Should they combine their finances, keep them separate, or do a little of...

PREPARE FOR UNEXPECTED EXPENSES WITH READY CASH

by Katie Brown | Jun 2, 2023 | General, Investment

PREPARE FOR UNEXPECTED EXPENSES WITHREADY CASH We may not be able to see into the future, but we should try to prepare for it We don’t know what’s right around the corner, but it could be a car wreck, job loss, natural disaster, or another kind of emergency with the...