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Before you start investing, make sure you're ready. Read these articles and educate yourself about the risks and rewards of the stock market.

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Is Cryptocurrency a Risky Investment?

There’s a lot of talk about cryp­tocur­ren­cy and if it’s safe to invest. Some investors seem to love it, while oth­ers are skep­ti­cal. Find out if cryp­tocur­ren­cy is a good invest­ment for you.

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Cryptocurrency: How Does It Work

Cryp­tocur­ren­cy is a pop­u­lar top­ic with investors. But what is cryp­to cur­ren­cy, how does it work, and is it a smart investment? 

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Building an Investment Portfolio with Dollar-Cost Averaging

Invest­ment strate­gies like dol­lar-cost aver­ag­ing, also known as the con­stant dol­lar plan, can help you build an invest­ment port­fo­lio. Dol­lar-cost aver­ag­ing is a tech­nique that helps you make peri­od­ic pur­chas­es of a tar­get asset. Learn more about this strat­e­gy to find out if it could help grow your invest­ment portfolio.

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How to Diversify Your Portfolio

Port­fo­lio diver­si­fi­ca­tion is an invest­ment strat­e­gy that involves spread­ing out your invest­ments across dif­fer­ent sec­tors. Build­ing a diverse invest­ment port­fo­lio can mit­i­gate risks and yield high­er rewards. Learn how to diver­si­fy your port­fo­lio here.with 6 easy tips.

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What is a Dividend Reinvestment Plan

If you own div­i­dend pay­ing stocks, you might be won­der­ing how best to use them. A div­i­dend rein­vest­ment plan (DRIP) is a com­mon strat­e­gy with investors. 

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What is a Dividend

Learn more about div­i­dend stocks, how they work, and why you might want to con­sid­er adding them to your portfolio. 

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What is a Real Estate Investment Trust

Learn more about real estate invest­ment trusts (REITs) and how they work. Before you add them to your port­fo­lio, make sure they’re right for you

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What is an ETF?

An exchange-trad­ed fund (ETF) is an invest­ment fund that trades on an exchange, like a stock. Learn more about ETFs here.

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What is an Index Fund?

An index fund is a type of mutu­al fund whose hold­ings match or track a par­tic­u­lar mar­ket index. Learn more about what that means here.

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What is a Mutual Fund?

Mutu­al funds are one of the most com­mon tools investors use to build retire­ment sav­ings. Learn more here.

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Building Credit

6 Terms to Know Before You Borrow

It’s impor­tant to make sure you’re informed before you make any finan­cial deci­sion. Here are 6 terms you should know before you apply for a cred­it card or loan.

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Loans

Understanding Debt Consolidation

Is it time to con­sol­i­date your debt? Learn more about the dif­fer­ent strate­gies and find out which one is right for you. 

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Personal Finance

5 Easy Ways to Cut Monthly Expenses

If you’ve noticed that your month­ly expens­es always seem to equal what you’re mak­ing each month, it might be time to make a change. Here are 5 easy ways to cut your month­ly expens­es and start sav­ing money. 

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