The Money Blog

First, what Is Inflation?

The most basic definition of inflation is a rise in prices. For example, a baseball cap that cost $17 two years ago may now cost $25, while a $5.99 Big Mac meal at McDonalds...

Markets are in the red… and most year-to-date charts look terrible.

As of September 30, 2022, the Nasdaq is down 27.4%…

The S&P 500 has fallen 24.7%...  and the Dow Jones is down 20.9%…

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•  Would you rather have a million dollars now or take a “brand new” shiny penny now and double the amount for 30 days?
•  By taking a penny now, in 30 days you would have accumulated over $5,368,000. ...

Why don’t they teach about money in school? Our school systems teach us many subjects such as math, reading, science, writing, history, and languages. But money is not one of them.

The failure to ...

If your credit score is lower than you’d like, there may be fast ways to bring it up. Depending on what’s holding it down, you may be able to tack on as many as 100 points relatively quickly.

Is a 10...

One of the greatest athletes of all time is retiring… from tennis that is  – and what is anticipated to be the last tournament of her storied career has been nothing but incredible so far.

Serena Wil...

How quickly things can change. Before entering 2022, it seemed like all the cool kids were into cryptocurrencies. Even some of our favorite celebrities - movie stars and hip athletes from Snoop Dogg, ...

This is not rich people vs. poor people. There are many poor people with a rich mindset, financially poor due to circumstances. And there are many trust fund babies with a poor mindset.

Here are 10 m...

The hardest part of investing is getting started.

People have lots of reasons why they don't invest... from a lack of knowledge to a lack of funds. We've heard every excuse.

We've shared a lot of ad...

The stock markets has been in free fall since the new year and that might be a good thing.

The last time increasing interest rates made investors this nervous was in 2018 when the Federal Reserve h...