Take these 3 essential steps to build your ultimate investing plan
When it comes to investing, you have three key questions that you need to answer.
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Sep 23, 2024
Erin Kennedy
Senior editor, Investing
EXPERTISE
- Investing
- Personal finance
- Retirement
EDUCATION
- Bachelor's degree in history, University of Michigan
Bankrate senior investing editor Erin Kennedy has spent over a dozen years editing and publishing in the financial media space. Her longtime goal has been to help educate people on topics in finance that can seem dull or too complex, and she embraces a reader-centered mindset.
Kennedy has worked on stock recommendations, newsletters, articles, reports and commentaries, in addition to managing several sites. She likes investing in relatively boring equities and ETFs, with the occasional spicy stock thrown in for good measure.
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How annuities are impacted by interest rate cuts
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Investing in the $500 billion collectibles market: How to get started
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How to buy Apple stock (AAPL)
Here’s how to buy shares of Apple stock and what to consider before you buy.
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In the money vs. out of the money: What each means for your options
Here’s what in-the-money options and out-of-the-money options are and how they differ.
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