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Betterment Review: Is Betterment Worth It?

September 8, 2019 By Kevin | Just Start Investing

Betterment is a robo-advisor that offers a ton of great features – like managing your investments for you and optimizing your investments for taxes. But it is also more expensive than investing on your own. So we did a full Betterment review with this question in mind – is Betterment worth it?

The short answer is, yes, it is worth it if you are a new investor. Or if you are someone who just wants to take a hands-off approach to investing.

So, if you’re ready to start investing today and want to skip the full details of the Betterment review below, you can get started with Betterment here:

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If you want to learn more before getting started, just read our full Betterment review below.

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Index Investing for Beginners – You’re Ultimate Guide to Getting Started

September 4, 2019 By Kevin | Just Start Investing

Everyone should be investing in some capacity if they can. Whether it’s through a 401(k), a Roth IRA, or just a personal brokerage account, investing is one of the best things you can do for yourself! And if all those fancy numbers and abbreviations (looking at you, Roth IRA) mean nothing to you, don’t worry, we’re breaking down how anyone can get started in this index investing for beginners guide.

Before we get started, imagine this for a second… Let’s say when you were born you put $100 in your piggy bank. And every year for your birthday, you were fortunate enough to add $100 to that piggy bank (or your parents added it for you). When you turned 18 and went to withdraw that money, instead of it being $1,800, it was $3,700. Over double the amount you expected!

Magic! Right?

Nope, that is the power of investing in the stock market which has historically provided 7% returns every year.

So now you’re 18, or 25, or 35, or 55, or however old you are today, and you want to set yourself up for a better future. Good! It’s never too late to start, and starting now is better than starting tomorrow.

So let’s start at the beginning.

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How to Invest in Multi-Family Apartments

August 28, 2019 By Jeff Wiener - The Kickass Entrepreneur

Just Start Investing is all about offering simple and easy-to-follow personal finance advice.

Whether it’s on how to index invest, how to find the right credit card, or how to build a budget – we value the simple approach. It’s why you hear us talk about Betterment more than leveraged call options.

(if you don’t know what a leveraged call option is, don’t look it up, it’s not worth your time).

But we also understand that there is more out there – like real estate investing.

If index investing is the 101 course for beginners, then real estate investing would be the 201 class. That’s why I brought in an expert – Jeff from The Kickass Entreprenuer – to walk you through his complete guide of how you can start to invest in multi-family apartments today.

Check it out below!

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What is An Inverted Yield Curve?

August 4, 2019 By Kevin | Just Start Investing

Lurking in the shadows of the 2019 global market rally is an inverted yield curve in bond markets.

Time to panic! Right?

Not quite yet…

We’re all index investors, so we shouldn’t necessarily care about a short term market rally or complex financial terms like “yield curves.” We care about consistent steady returns over the long term!

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How to Invest in Real Estate

June 20, 2019 By Kevin | Just Start Investing

I love index investing, it’s what Just Start Investing is all about.

However, obviously it is not the only option out there. And one new option that has come to my attention is real estate investing with DiversyFund.

I’ve always been interested in real estate investing because of the passive income opportunity, and wanted to share this article written with DiversyFund to make you aware of their $500 minimum investment required to get started! So check them out, do your due diligence, and see if they might be a good option for you.

You can learn more about them by reading below.

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