Fintech is Shaking Up Traditional Banking
There are some dire speculations in circulation that fintech (financial technology) will kill the banking industry. When you can easily and conveniently manage your finances from your phone, doing everything from investing in stocks and transferring funds, why...
Avoid These Common Fees to Save Money
At the Bank ATM fees: When you go to withdraw money from an ATM, try to use one in your bank’s network. ATMs outside of your bank will charge fees, which can add up significantly over time. If you know you will be using other bank’s ATMs frequently, consider...
Smart Ways to Spend Your Graduation Money
You’ve just come through four of the most pivotal years of your life and you’re ready to step out and make your mark on the world with your college degree. If you’re lucky, you’ve probably accumulated a few generous checks from friends and family members...
Do Young Adults Need to Meet With a Financial Advisor?
If you’re in your early to mid twenties, you may have been advised at some point to meet with a financial advisor. You may feel that you have your finances fairly well-managed or feel that you cannot afford to put out anymore money, however, so how do you know if it’s...
How to Save Money on Your Summer Vacation
As summer approaches, people are already scrambling to finalize their summer vacation plans. For college seniors, “Senior week,” where a bunch of friends combine their funds to go on a vacation together, usually to some Southern resort destination like Myrtle Beach,...
How to Avoid Overspending at the Grocery Store
I’ll be graduating college soon, and as excited as I am to break out on my own and experience the real world, it comes with a huge amount of responsibility. One thing I’ve definitely taken for granted these years as a college student is the comfortable monotony of...
How do you Value a Sports Team?
I’ve always found it interesting how economists assign value to sports teams. What dictates one sports team being worth $4 billion while another is worth $2 billion? You’d think it would be the abilities of the players, right? How many games they’ve won? Feats...
The Best Books to Help You Manage Your Finances
I’ve covered the best free personal finance apps before, and it seems like these days, that’s the way most people (people in my generation, anyway) manage their finances. When we spend so much time on our phones, even doing most of their reading on there in the...
Why You Should Start Saving While You’re Young
“Start when you’re young,” is an expression that’s tossed around in a lot of different scenarios. Learn a language while you’re young. Travel the world while you’re young. Overcome your securities while you’re young. Fall in love while you’re young...and so on and so...
The Benefits of Setting Up a Trust Fund
With all the talks and news about investments, there is one that many don’t focus on: a trust fund. As some people become intimidated by the sound of this fund, many don’t understand exactly how a trust fund works or what it is. It’s important to understand the...