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Alternatives to the Stock Market: Where Else to Invest Your Money

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As you start to save and increase your income, one of the most important steps you can take is investing your money. Many people struggle to know what to invest in besides the stock market and what alternatives exist. Granted, the choices are vast and can be quite confusing.

However, if you want to ensure a healthy financial future, ensure your family’s finances are secure and live comfortably in your golden years — investing is an absolute must!

And although there is always some risk with any investing you potentially do, you are risking more by letting your money just sit idly by.

I say this because, you could be missing 20-30+ years of compound interest, which can add up to thousands — if not six-figures of missed investment income.

Below, we will explore investing in the stock market as well as the investment options you have beyond that.

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The Strategy for Investing in a Recession

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No one knows if the stock market is going to go up or down tomorrow, next week, or next year. If anyone tries to tell you that they do, they’re either lying or they’re lying.

The truth is, the S&P 500 could go skyrocket or crash at any minute, and while that might sound scary, it doesn’t have to be if you have the right strategy in place. Most importantly, the right strategy for investing when a recession hits.

Investing in a recession is not that different from investing during any other time period, especially if you’re a long-term investor that is not retiring any time soon.

Though, recession or bull market, the first step every prepared investor needs to take is to cover the basics.

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Best Online Brokers 2020: Ranking The Top Choices

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When it comes to investing, choosing where to invest is often the first and most crucial choice you make (which is why we created this guide to finding the best online brokers from 2020!).

Choose correctly, and you’ll be in a great spot to pick from a wide variety of low-cost funds and make trades for free. Choose poorly, and your investment options will be limited, and your fees will be high.

Online brokers come in all shapes and sizes, but the three things I looked for in a broker in 2020 were:

  1. Low fees
  2. Wide variety of low-cost index funds and ETFs (for you non-stock traders out there)
  3. Ease of use

Below we’ll break down some of the best brokers out there and score them on the three criteria above. This way, you can make a smart personal finance decision and choose the best online broker for you.

First, here’s a quick primer on what makes an online broker (you experts can skip ahead).

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Robo-Advisors: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (Pros and Cons)

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Robo-advisors might not be as inherently exciting as the 1966 Western Classic starring Clint Eastwood, but they are certainly more modern. 42 years after the debut of this Eastwood blockbuster, the first Robo-Advisor came onto the scene. And 11 years after that, we’re stealing the title of that movie classic to create our own Hollywood film (article), starring Robo-Advisors Pros and Cons. 

So grab your popcorn, fill up your 48oz cup of soda, and silence your cell phones – we’re embarking on a journey that every modern investor should complete.

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Investing in Art for Beginners: Affordable Art Investing on Masterworks

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Technology is changing the game yet again. This time, making investing in art possible for beginners, not just for the experienced and wealthy.

For many, investing in art is something that has probably not crossed their mind. Most people can’t afford a $1 million dollar home, let alone a $1 million piece of art.

And no, that is not a knock against “most people,” its more an admittance that art investing was just not practical. That is, until Masterworks came along.

Masterworks operates a lot like index investing (which many of you know we are quite fond of on this site!). Let me explain quickly:

Buying a share of Amazon (which was $1,700+ at the time of writing this) is just not possible for a lot of people. It’s too expensive. Let alone having to buy that share, and then also diversify your portfolio by buying many other shares various companies in various industries.

Index investing lets you get started by buying smaller pieces of a bunch of companies in one purchase. Boom! You’re instantly diversified.

With art, many people can’t afford to buy one painting – if you thought one share of Amazon stock was expensive, you should check out some of these artwork prices! But Masterworks allows you to buy shares of artwork for as little as $20 (with a $1,000 minimum investment). This simply was not possible before.

So you can now diversify your portfolio and start investing in art, even if you’re beginners without millions of dollars!

This is a sponsored post written in partnership with Masterworks.

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