Sending money internationally can be a challenge. Currency exchange rates, delivery difficulties, service fees, regulatory requirements, and other burdens can make it extraordinarily difficult to send even a nominal amount of cash abroad! Remitly, like other international money transfer services, aims to simplify this process. As the name indicates, Remitly was originally designed for international … Read more
With the ongoing craziness of the 2020s many Americans have become discouraged from investing, due to increasing losses in many sectors across the market. Cannabis Stocks It can be particularly nerve-wracking to put more of your hard-earned paycheck into an account that has seen enormous volatility throughout the last couple of years. Nevertheless, investors with … Read more
Starting to invest is one of the smartest decisions one can make in their entire life. It is a great opportunity to set yourself up for the future and save for retirement. Not everyone wants to work forever but investing wisely can help you make sure that does not happen. Investing from the outside might … Read more
The day of having a person as a financial advisor may be slowly going away. Investing successfully takes a lot of research and effort. Once you have invested, you have to monitor and adjust your portfolio constantly. Not everyone has the time or knowledge to do so. A financial advisor can do all that for … Read more
Over the past few years, cryptocurrencies have become the new hot commodity to buy and sell. Everyone likes to talk about what Bitcoin is doing. With the increased popularity, investing in crypto has become easy and user-friendly. Platforms like eToro and Coinbase have established themselves as some of the top crypto brokers, providing access to … Read more
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The Concept Let’s say you bought a birthday cake for 10 people. However, more people showed up than expected, so you have to cut more than 10 slices. It is still the same amount of cake, no matter how many slices you cut it into. Same concept for a stock split. The board of directors … Read more
A recession has been a very popular word over the past couple years with the coronavirus pandemic going on and with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Last Quarter (Q1), Gross Domestic Product (GDP) declined by 1.4 percent. If the current quarter (Q2) has a negative GDP, we will technically be in a recession. We will not … Read more
Just two years in, the 2020s are already making their claim to be the most prolific and tumultuous period in modern history. Between a seemingly endless global pandemic, climbing interest rates, international war, and inflation levels not seen since the 1980s, the buzz surrounding the longest bull market in US history continues to grow. Many … Read more
Brent Crude surged more than 15% over the weekend due to the threat of a ban on Russian oil by the U.S. and Europe. (Brent Crude refers to the price of crude oil forward contracts traded through the Brent Complex, a European oil market.) Stocks are down, with major indices closing in correction territory this … Read more
