4 Alternative Investment Options for Your IRA

4 Alternative Investment Options for Your IRA

January 13, 2017January 13, 2017

Forbes published a story recently about a famous pianist who died and left her daughter a significant amount of money in her IRA. The daughter wanted to purchase real estate with the money she inherit..

How to Choose Your Time Frame in Forex Trading

How to Choose Your Time Frame in Forex Trading

January 4, 2017January 4, 2017

Choosing your FX time frame is completely an individual choice. The time frame that one person works with may not be suitable for another depending on personality types and personal preference. For so..

How to Live Like a Retired King

How to Live Like a Retired King

December 20, 2016December 20, 2016

When you’re young and starting your career, the secret to wealth involves hard work and knowledge that will translate into a successful career. You can always make investments and continue to grow i..

4 Insider Investment Property Tips to Make You Rich

4 Insider Investment Property Tips to Make You Rich

December 16, 2016December 16, 2016

Investing in real estate is part of the American dream. It means that you have moved beyond being a renter, or simply a homeowner, and have graduated to being a landlord.  However, being a landlord i..

5 Value-Adding Renovations for Your Real Estate Investment

5 Value-Adding Renovations for Your Real Estate Investment

December 15, 2016December 15, 2016

There are many ways that you can make money from real estate investments. The most popular is to purchase a property and wait for it to appreciate as the market improves. Oftentimes, investors will ma..

3 Ways to Invest without the Stock Market

3 Ways to Invest without the Stock Market

December 15, 2016December 15, 2016

Investing is one of the best things that you can do for your future and the future of your loved ones. Investing allows your money that you’ve worked so hard for, to work for you. If you’v..

The Truth About Binary Options – Legit Trading or Scam?

The Truth About Binary Options – Legit Trading or Scam?

December 15, 2016December 15, 2016

You can’t read an investment blog without coming across posts about binary options. There’s a lot of money in binary options – for users, brokers, and advertisers – so this won’t cha..

Talking Retirement: How to Share Your Retirement Plan with Family

Talking Retirement: How to Share Your Retirement Plan with Family

December 13, 2016December 13, 2016

Planning for retirement can be a contentious issue – in large part because it brings up a lot of worries about both financial security and physical well-being – and this can cause people to avoid ..

4 Reasons You Should Invest in Real Property Sooner Rather Than Later

4 Reasons You Should Invest in Real Property Sooner Rather Than Later

December 13, 2016December 13, 2016

If you’re still pumping money into the stock market, mutual funds, retirement accounts, and bonds without setting aside anything for real estate, then you’re making a huge mistake. Real estate is ..

Money Meets Innovation in Real Estate

Money Meets Innovation in Real Estate

December 9, 2016December 9, 2016

From the information age to the innovation economy, the rapid improvements of technology have influenced and changed everyday living for the better. From hailing taxis to grabbing an Uber, collaborati..

Should You Invest in International Real Estate?

Should You Invest in International Real Estate?

December 2, 2016December 2, 2016

Saving for retirement is a lifelong process but everyone approaches it differently. For some, it means building a stock portfolio while others choose to rely on an IRA, 401k or another retirement acco..

What You Should Look for in a Financial Advisor

What You Should Look for in a Financial Advisor

December 1, 2016December 1, 2016

Let’s say you’re a UK expat working in Asia seeking some financial advice, and at a dinner you’re introduced to Mr. X – whose business card reads ‘Financial Advisor’. How should you judge ..

3 Ways You Can Take Advantage of the Booming Real Estate Market

3 Ways You Can Take Advantage of the Booming Real Estate Market

November 28, 2016November 28, 2016

Though this has been an election year, the real estate market continued to flourish. Sellers are reaping excellent prices on their homes due to high demand and raking in profits with no end in sight. ..

Invest in Whiskey, It’s Better Than Gold

Invest in Whiskey, It’s Better Than Gold

November 17, 2016November 17, 2016

While it gathers dust on your shelf along with your other spirits, you may be surprised to learn that your whisky might also be gathering interest—significant interest at that. Scotch single malt wh..

Managed Trading Services, Worth it or Not?

Managed Trading Services, Worth it or Not?

November 15, 2016November 15, 2016

The idea of binary options has been around for a long time. It is a relatively simple concept to understand, making it extremely appealing to beginners and experts alike. However, just because it is s..

How to File Chapter 11 as an Individual

How to File Chapter 11 as an Individual

November 15, 2016November 15, 2016

For those who don’t know, Chapter 11 is a bankruptcy process by which the court oversees a negotiation to establish a ‘plan of reorganization’ between a debtor and their creditors. This sort of ..

How Thinking Regionally Can Boost Your Investment Strategy

How Thinking Regionally Can Boost Your Investment Strategy

November 14, 2016November 14, 2016

When choosing what stocks to buy, smart investors look at a number of factors – recent profit reports, market trends, and company projections, among others. People like to invest in growing industri..

Getting Started Investing in Cryptocurrencies

Getting Started Investing in Cryptocurrencies

November 14, 2016November 14, 2016

So you want to get into cryptocurrencies? There are many to chose from, and a few key things to know about when getting started. What is a Cryptocurrency? A cryptocurrency is a digital currency. It is..

4 Lessons Most Beginners Learn Their First Year Trading

4 Lessons Most Beginners Learn Their First Year Trading

November 10, 2016November 10, 2016

It seems unfortunate that the best way to learn important lessons in life is through experience. Experience usually involves something bad happening because those memories tend to last forever. With f..

Low Risk Diversity: Building a Broad Stock Portfolio

Low Risk Diversity: Building a Broad Stock Portfolio

November 9, 2016November 9, 2016

A diverse stock portfolio is an important part of smart investing, but many people struggle to adequately diversify their holdings because of the work involved. If you want to invest in stocks across ..

Are You Over 62? Here are 3 Ways a Reverse Mortgage Can Help You

Are You Over 62? Here are 3 Ways a Reverse Mortgage Can Help You

November 9, 2016November 9, 2016

Even if you are not over 62, you have seen the commercials and read the articles.  Reverse mortgages are extremely popular now, but the benefits are often misunderstood.  This is especially true whe..

Guaranteed Rental Income with HUD’s Section 8 Program

Guaranteed Rental Income with HUD’s Section 8 Program

November 9, 2016November 9, 2016

Affordable housing typically gets a bad name. NIMBYism has created barriers and challenges for new affordable housing units. Residents and homeowners fear the thought of allowing lower-income resident..

Looking for Asymmetric Risk and Rewards

Looking for Asymmetric Risk and Rewards

November 7, 2016November 7, 2016

The old adage that we have to take on a great amount of risk in order to earn a high return isn’t always true. Sometimes we can protect our downside without sacrificing any upside potential gains. ..

Planning Your Retirement with Personal Capital

Planning Your Retirement with Personal Capital

October 29, 2016October 29, 2016

Personal Capital is a great platform for managing your finances, but when you look beyond the surface it offers so much more. It gives you the ability to keep track of all your financial accounts, and..