Small-cap stocks are investment portfolios for small publicly trading companies. These are companies that have a market capitalization of between $300 million to $2 billion. Market capitalization refers to the value of the company trading multiplied by its current...
For many Americans, the stimulus checks that were announced in April of last year came in handy to make ends meet in the course of the covid-19 crisis and the highest unemployment rate that the United States has witnessed to this day. However, there is a substantial...
Cyberspace is real, and so are the risks that come with it. A few years ago, it was possible to store a lot of money in a bank account and have nothing to worry about. But in an era where almost everything is done online, the damages resulting from cybercrime have...
Since the Great Recession, an increasing number of people have been looking into the concept of early retirement. Less than one percent do so before the age of 50, however, and the average retirement age continues to fall between 62 and 65. Retiring early requires...
Over half of all Americans have loaned money to relatives or friends on at least one occasion. Approximately 35 percent say that they never got the money back. A significant number of American households have no emergency savings, so you’ll likely know several people...
College presents an entirely new stage of life for young adults. It represents independence, responsibility, and another exciting chapter that is often overlooked – the concept of budgeting. Learning how to manage finances is not an intuitive skill. College...