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Credit Score
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Credit Score

Individual credit scores and what affects them can be a complicated and sometimes a mysterious part of personal finance.

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Are you spending as much time following your finances as you are your NCAA Bracket?
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Are you spending as much time following your finances as you are your NCAA Bracket?

After months of watching different college teams, listening to post-game recaps, and shocking injuries we are now in the middle of March Madness.

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What should I do?
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What should I do?

Showcased by gains in the S&P 500 for all twelve months, 2017 was the least volatile year in the stock market since at least 1986.

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Are you ready to retire?
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Are you ready to retire?

When the time comes, will you be able to retire comfortably? As retirement age approaches, many individuals belatedly review their finances to see if they can afford to stop working.

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Do your investments reflect your values?
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Do your investments reflect your values?

As social responsibility and environmental awareness become more popular, the demand for ESG investments has grown as well.

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"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest" - Benjamin Franklin
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"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest" - Benjamin Franklin

We encounter people all the time that ‘just want to learn more about the stock market’ or ‘I wish I knew more about money.’

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“Youth is wasted on the young”  George Bernard Shaw
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“Youth is wasted on the young” George Bernard Shaw

Youth can be such a beautiful thing. It implies hope, learning, growth, dreams, aspirations to change the world.

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“Investing is the intersection of economics and psychology”  Seth Klarman
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“Investing is the intersection of economics and psychology” Seth Klarman

So the question is why does the average equity investor meaningfully underperform the broad equity market?

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“Money, it’s a gas” Pink Floyd
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“Money, it’s a gas” Pink Floyd

Money, it’s a gas. And besides driving us to build our careers, education, and countless other aspects of our lives around it, its most relevant purpose is, unquestionably,

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What does money mean to you?
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What does money mean to you?

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"Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing," Warren Buffett

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The one rate that is more important than return
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The one rate that is more important than return

Investors have a laser focus on returns, which makes sense. Making the most of what you have saved means finding a high-return option in an appropriate risk and expense category. But there’s a rate that’s far more crucial to your rate of return, when it comes to retiring with the most resources possible.

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