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Over the past year I've tried over 100 new Fintech apps like Cinch Financial, so I feel like I've seen it all. Sometimes I get access to early beta's and in a few cases, companies have even paid me to take a look at their...
One of the most frequent reader and media questions I get is "What's your favorite money app?" I've been using money apps since 2008 when I got my first iPhone and they've been insanely helpful in my early retirement journey. I estimate that I've tried over...
Last Saturday night my fiance and I decided to get in the holiday spirit and go shopping downtown. We live in Chicago but generally try to stay away from the insane Midwest tourist mania on Michigan Avenue - but once a year we head over to...
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Millennial Money Snapshot: Vanguard Personal Advisor Services pairs investors with a personal advisor who builds you a custom financial plan based on low-cost Vanguard index funds. Vanguard manages all aspects of the portfolio from investing deposits to re-balancing and there is a $50,000 minimum investment required to...
This post contains references to our advertisers and we may receive compensation if you click on links. Learn more here. Millennial Money Snapshot: Betterment is a robo-advisor that uses an algorithm to manage and re-balance an investors portfolio. I spent 1 year using Betterment. While I am...
This post contains references to our advertisers and we may receive compensation if you click on links. Learn more here. Millennial Money Snapshot: The thin green line is the difference between being rich and being wealthy. You are "rich" when you make a lot of money, but spend it...
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