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How Will Obamacare Affect the Stock Market in 2014?
Up until this point it’s been virtually impossible to predict how Obamacare will affect the stock market going forward. But as the plan has now been in place for at least two months, we’re starting to see results. How will Obama’s healthcare law affect your investments in the coming year?
Quicken Promo Code – Save 50% on Quicken 2014
Quicken is currently the most comprehensive personal finance application, and is our list of best investment tools. We’ve also given an in-depth review of Quicken 2014.
What Are the Best Ways to Reduce Taxes on Investments?
Investing is the process of growing your financial assets. There are various ways to do this: investing in assets that provide a cash flow, rising prices, or both, is only the most obvious way. Another way, one that complements a growing investment portfolio, is keeping investment expenses low.
5 Important Money-Saving Tax Moves to Make Before the New Year
There are still a few weeks left in the year, giving you a bit more time to make important money-saving tax moves for your investments. And considering all the tax changes that took place in 2013, some last-minute tax maneuvering may be a good idea.
E*Trade Review – Easy To Use and Extensive Research Options
E-Trade Securities is the granddaddy of online discount brokerage houses. I opened my first brokerage account with them in 1996. I worked for a financial firm at the time, and found it funny the compliance officer asked me for my broker’s name and number. I stated I didn’t have a dedicated broker, and I made my trades […]
The Top 7 Personal Finance Apps We Recommend
With the amount of personal finance apps and tools available, it can be overwhelming to know which ones are the best, and how they can help you manage your money. This is why we created this list as a shortcut for your personal finance needs.
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The Top 7 Personal Finance Apps We Recommend
With the amount of personal finance apps and tools available, it can be overwhelming to know which ones are the best, and how they can help you manage your money. This is why we created this list as a shortcut for your personal finance needs.
FutureAdvisor Review – Automatically Manage Investments
FutureAdvisor is an online investment advisor that automatically manages your investments. It helps you to do this in an advantageous way by using modern portfolio theory, or MPT, to build and maintain a portfolio to maximize your return based on certain levels of risk indicated by your investor profile.
Yodlee MoneyCenter Review – Usable Online Financial Service?
Yodlee isn’t a household name, but you might be already using their service and not even know it. The company powers many financial web sites to download financial data. This review tested the beta version Yodlee’s MoneyCenter which targets consumers.
MarketRiders Review – Online Portfolio Manager
“Most retirement investors have got to figure out what to do with their money,” says Mitch Tuchman, the founder and CEO of MarketRiders. Tuchman points out that many of the Baby Boomers getting ready to retire right now are facing an interesting conundrum. “Before, there were more pensions,” he says. “Now Americans are largely saddled […]
Check Review (formerly Pageonce) – Bill Paying Made Simple
If you are looking for a free app to keep you on top of your bills and money, you might want to look into the Check app! Formerly named Pageonce, this app will assist you in getting organized so you never overdraft or forget to pay a bill again.
Best Investment Tools – The Financial Services We Recommend
Here at Investor Junkie, myself and the writers test many financial services. In the confusing array of financial products and services we wanted to tell you from our research what we think is the best of the best. In most cases we not only recommend these investment tools, but we use them ourselves.
PowerWallet Review – Simple Online Money Management
The budgeting platform field is starting to get crowded but there is a relative newcomer to the pack. It’s called PowerWallet, and it seems to be coming on strong and drawing attention. It’s a online money management tool that’s simple enough for everyone.
Shoeboxed Review – Manage Your Receipts Digitally
If you have a lot of receipts you want to keep track of — especially for business and/or tax purposes, Shoeboxed can be a great option. Shoeboxed is a company that digitally stores your receipts, and helps you manage them. You can choose from a number of options, from a “forever free” account to different […]
