Empower is a financial tool that enables you to manage 100% of your finances from a single dashboard. Previously called Personal Capital, I’ve used the app for years. In this Empower review and user’s guide, I’ll walk through all of its features and how to leverage them to help you make the most of your…
Opening an IRA account is an important step towards saving for retirement. The best IRA accounts have low fees, a wide array of investment options and tools that make investing easy. Summary of Best IRA Accounts Betterment Best Robo for hands-off investors I met the founder of Betterment, Jon Stein, about 10 years ago. Since…
Keeping tabs on your investments can be a headache. That’s particularly true, if like me, you have a number of different accounts. While my favorite investment tracking app is Empower (previously called Personal Capital), another tool I use is a free investment tracking spreadsheet. I’m going to walk through the spreadsheet in this article and…
Tiller Money enables you to manage your financial life in spreadsheets that are automatically updated every day. The tools make it easy to create budgets, track net worth, and even manage your Investments. We’ll take a deep dive into the tool in this 2022 Tiller Money review and user guide. I met the Tiller Money…
A three fund portfolio is a simple approach to investing that, as the name suggests, involves just three mutual funds or exchange-traded funds. In just three funds, an investor can build a diversified, low cost portfolio that’s easy to manage. Popularized by the Bogleheads, the three fund portfolio is one of several “Lazy Portfolios.” But…
You’ve just come into some money. Whether it’s a bonus, a tax refund, inheritance, or from the sale of a business, a big question is how do you invest the money. Is it better to invest it all at once, or should you spread the investments out over time? In this article we’ll compare lump…