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So Your Company Offers a 401k Plan.. Now What?

Discover How To Set Up Your 401k Account. A 401k is a retirement savings plan offered by many employers. You can set up an account with the partnered firm and set a percentage of your paycheck to be invested into investment funds.

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How Are ETFs Created?

How are ETFs Created? ETFs benefit from a unique process called creation/redemption. ETFs are started by an ETF manager (known as a sponsor). The ETF manager then files a plan with the SEC to create an ETF.

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Is Your 401(k) A Scam? (Avoid These 401k Traps)

401(k) plans often get a lot of criticism due to some of the limiting features the plans offer. While the plans come with limited features compared to traditional stock brokerage accounts, 401(k) plans can be great for the average person. Especially those who don’t want to worry about learning how the financial world works.

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8 Unexpected Homebuying Expenses List

Discover the 8 unexpected expenses many first-time home buyers forget about when purchasing their first home. Buying a new home is a stressful process. This blog post will help you avoid unexpected surprises during your home buying journey!

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5 Tips To Build a 700+ Credit Score

Have you ever wondered how a credit score is calculated? And how you can take advantage of the way they calculate credit scores to build up yours? Well, you're in luck!

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VOO vs QQQ: Which ETF Is Better?

So what's the big deal with VOO and why should you care about it? Well, for starters VOO has 34% of its fund invested in technology stocks, while QQQ has 64% of its fund invested in technology stocks.

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Which is better - An ETF or Mutual Fund?

New investors often get confused about the difference between ETFs and Mutual Funds, so today I decided I would write up a blog post explaining the difference between them so that you can make a better investment decision based on your personal preference and investing goals.

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How Are Stocks Taxed?! (Capital Gains Explained)

TAXES. Yes, I know, a fun subject to talk about. But don’t worry, I will make it easy for you all to understand, and hopefully not too mind-numbing. To start, you will only owe taxes on whatever Profits you made when you sell a stock AND whenever you are Paid Dividends.

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