The Grow Your Dough Challenge involved putting $1,000 into your investment choices, via whatever investing platform you liked, at the beginning of 2019. I ended up investing via seven different platforms: Acorns, Capital One, E*Trade, Fundrise, Lending Club, M1 Finance and Robinhood. Read more about my year of investing…
Time for my 2019 Grow Your Dough Challenge third quarter update. The Grow Your Dough Challenge involves putting $1000 into the investments of your choice via the investing platform of your choice at the beginning of the year. At the end of 12 months, we’ll see how the investments have progressed and which one can grow the most dough. I invested in seven different platforms, plus myself and my blog. Read more to learn how my investments are doing.
My number one tip for beginners on getting started investing is to invest in stock market index funds. This article explains doing so in detail.
Time for the 2019 Grow Your Dough Challenge second quarter update! The Grow Your Dough Challenge involves putting $1000 into the investments of your choice via the investing platform of your choice at the beginning of the year. At the end of 12 months, we’ll see how the investments have progressed and which one can grow the most dough. For the challenge, I made investments across six different investing platforms, plus a special bonus category of investing in myself through my blogs and YouTube channel. (Click through to read more…)
After a few weeks of researching M1 Finance accounts, I couldn’t hold back on opening one any more. Last week, I opened an M1 Finance account, funded it with $1000, and chose my first four investments. While I was doing this, I recorded my computer screen and narrated what was happening each step of the way. If you are thinking of opening an M1 account, watch my video walkthrough to learn what to expect when you are opening the account and learn the basics about M1.