Beginning to Invest

Should I Keep Investing in My 401(k)?

By Stuart Schultz

If you've been watching the news over the past few weeks, you might have noticed how the stock market lost 50% of its value and everyone started freaking out. But what if you've been depositing money in a 401(k) or Roth IRA? Should you keep pouring money into a sinking ship?... more >

Damn It Feels Good to Be a Banker

By Gritz

Bankers and consultants, it’s time to squash the beef... more >

The Grad Olympics

Money Saving Tricks

By Christopher Zoia

The reason why saving money is so difficult is because it usually involves convincing yourself you don't want things you actually do want and telling yourself that, no, you didn't "earn" a Starbucks latte by waking up on time for work.... more >

Discovering Investment Options

By David Pekema

It’s hard enough to keep up with rent, utilities, food, and debt payments on a first year’s salary, which is why most recent graduates keep their money in the same li’l junior’s checking account that our grandmothers set up for us when we were ten. But keeping your money in a zero- or very-low-interest rate checking account... more >

Gradwatch on the NYT

By Dan Marley

In another edition of “Gradwatch on the NYT,” we troll The New York Times for grad-related stories that might have slipped through the cracks... more >

Top Ten Ways to Drop $600

By Christopher Schonberger

Starting this month, those coveted $600 tax rebates from the government will start hitting the mailboxes of recent grads who kept it real last year and didn’t make very much money. The big question is... more >

Take the One-Year $1 Million Challenge

By Dan Marley

How can you become a millionaire by the time you retire? Maybe you have a “million dollar idea” or are well on your way to rising up the ranks in the finance world. You’re on the right track, but it’s going to take some work... more >

Understanding the Benefits of Investing

By David Pekema

There’s a lot more to investing than tying up major funds in order to one day purchase a home or retire in Aruba. It may not seem like it, but you make investment decisions every day. Buying new shoes—investment decision. Leaving your meager savings in a checking account rather than a high yield savings account... more >

Investing in 401(k)s and IRAs

By Christopher Stella

So it’s the first day of work and HR asks whether or not you want to open up a 401(k) retirement account. “Heaven’s to Betsy” you say in your most petulant grandfatherly voice: why the hell do I need a retirement account? Ahh…so you say that now. But what happens when you’re 50 years old and realize that ... more >

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