Here's an interactive "game" at Engaging-Data.com where you can test out your stock market timing skills based on actual historical returns. You'll be given a randomly-selected 3-year period of the S&P 500 from 1950-2018. You start out fully … [Read the rest]
Here is my monthly roundup of the best safe rates available, roughly sorted from shortest to longest maturities. Check out my Ultimate Rate-Chaser Calculator to get an idea of how much additional interest you'd earn if you are moving money between … [Read the rest]
Personal Capital is free financial website and app that links all of your accounts to track your spending via bank and credit cards, investments, and net worth. You provide your login information, and they pull in the information for you … [Read the rest]
Thinking about 529 plans and like playing around with interactive calculators? This Vanguard tool helps you visualize how much you'll need to save for college and how changing up a specific factor would affect your results. It adjusts for age, … [Read the rest]
Updated 2018. Republic Wireless is a T-Mobile MVNO that reduces costs by using WiFi for calls and texts whenever possible. They have settled into the simple pricing structure below, with no contracts. The best value plans allow a single … [Read the rest]
New promo. Plastiq has a new promotion where you can pay a bill using a Mastercard in Masterpass with no fee. Expires 9/30/18. Thanks to readers Jon and Bill. Here are the restrictions and details: From now until September 30, 2018, we will … [Read the rest]
Updated offers. Google Express has a couple more coupon codes that may be of interest. 5RTC4Q545 - $10 credit towards your first order (i.e. $10 off $10). This is my referral code where you get $10 and I get $10 as well. After joining, you … [Read the rest]
In an ideal world, you would always comparison shop every product or service. But in the real world, that takes time and effort. Is is worth the bother? To estimate the potential benefit of shopping around, Priceonomics analyzed homeowner's … [Read the rest]
The Barron's magazine cover article* this week is a profile of Jack Bogle, founder of Vanguard. It covers a lot of things that Bogle fans may already know (origin story, dislike of ETFs), but there were several bits that were new to me. I look … [Read the rest]
I'm turning 40 years old this summer. This number has always been a psychological marker for me. I've always wanted to be financially secure and have started a family by age 40. According to this Atlantic article by Daniel Pink*, I'm far from … [Read the rest]
Cashing in your frequent flier miles for a free flight can be hit or miss, especially around a holiday. Which airlines are the most generous with making seats available? Each year, IdeaWorks tries to run a fair comparison of all the major … [Read the rest]
Update 3/17: DailySteals just added new stock in iPhone 6 and iPhone 6S at under $200 (Verizon + Fully GSM unlocked). Compare with Swappa. iPhone 6 / 16GB - $149.99 iPhone 6S / 16GB - $189.99 iPhone 7 / 128GB - $379.99 More and more … [Read the rest]
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