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What is a broad-based index fund?
This type of investment can help diversify your portfolio.
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Nina started her path toward financial literacy at fourteen after filling out her first W-4 and earning her first paycheck. Since then, she's navigated the world of investing, mortgages, VA loans, Roth IRAs and the tax consequences of changing cities, states or countries at least once a year. She served in the U.S. Army for five years before moving to New York City and later, the Hudson Valley.
A coworker early in my career advised me to save early and often for retirement. While saving for retirement in your early twenties isn’t sexy, it sets you up for future stability.
Financial literacy is a crucial part of owning your life.
— Nina Semczuk
This type of investment can help diversify your portfolio.
Current assets divided by current liabilities equals the current ratio.
Learn more about this popular exchange-traded fund and how to invest in it.
Learn more about this popular exchange-traded fund and how to invest in it.
Short interest can reflect general market sentiment toward a stock by indicating the number of shares sold short that remain outstanding. When measured it can be a useful but imperfect indicator of bullishness [...]
Short interest can reflect general market sentiment toward a stock by indicating the number of shares sold short that remain outstanding. When measured it can be a useful but imperfect indicator of bullishness [...]