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…
A smart way to save for college right now is by opening a tax-advantaged 529 account. Inside the account your investment earnings can grow tax-deferred, allowing for a higher return on investment than if the funds were in a taxable account. You can open a 529 account for yourself if you are headed for higher learning or for your children as soon as they are born!
Robinhood App Tutorial and FAQ for beginners, which I created on YouTube. Includes a walkthrough of selling and buying a stock. Also, get a free stock in your new Robinhood account when you use my Refer a Friend link.
I am so glad to announce that my Fundrise walkthrough is now available to view. This took a little while to make because after filming the first part I caught a rather nasty illness and LOST MY VOICE! Ever hear that expression that someone sounds like a frog? Yep, that was me. Croak. I was thinking of remaking the first part because I spliced so much of the video together, but with the delay and all the other content I have planned, I’m settling for this slightly rough, choppy version. But you do get to take a peak inside my… Read More »View My Fundrise Walkthrough
I discuss my experience of opening up an IRA with TD Ameritrade and transferring my IRA to that brokerage from Edward Jones. I also cover my experience opening up a Trust account with E*Trade and transferring my assets from my other accounts at Edward Jones into my new account at E*Trade. I compare the new account promotions and the platforms.
Investment strategy I developed for investing $1000 for the Grow Your Dough Challenge using the Robinhood App. Also get a free stock when opening a new Robinhood account if you use my Refer a Friend link.
Investing $1000 with Fundrise as part of the Grow Your Dough Challenge. Brief explanation of the crowdfunded real estate platform.
Depositing $1000 over the course of a year with Acorns as part of the Grow Your Dough Challenge. Brief explanation of the deposit scheme I planned, how Round-Ups work, and other benefits of the Acorns platform. Includes link to my YouTube video where I show a walkthrough of the Acorns app. Use my Refer a Friend link to get $5 when you open a new Acorns account.