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6 Traditional Investments You Should Know About

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When it comes to growing your money, investing is the key. Instead of funneling your earnings into a bank account to sit, take advantage of traditional investments in order to gain more significant returns on your money without overcomplicating things.

There are many types of investment vehicles, and some can prove more advantageous depending on your money goals. Let’s take a closer look at 6 traditional investment vehicles you should keep in mind when it comes to your own money management:

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Fundrise Review: Real Estate Crowdfunding Pros and Cons

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Outside of buying physical real estate, there are generally two ways to invest in real estate:

  1. Invest in publicly-traded Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) through a traditional brokerage account, like Charles Schwab or Vanguard
  2. Invest through a real estate crowdfunding platform, like Fundrise, and get access to private market real estate deals

Below, we’ll focus on highlighting the pros and cons of the second option.

Specifically focusing on one of the leaders in the real estate crowdfunding game: Fundrise.

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12 Best Investing Books for Beginners to Read Right Now

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Everyone knows the value of investing, but how do you get started with it? Indeed, to a person who has just recently stepped into the world of finance, it can all feel quite daunting.

Fortunately, plenty of great books have been written by experts to help interested individuals quickly learn the art of investment. If you want help narrowing down which ones to pick up first and read, below are my recommendations of the 12 best investing books for beginners.

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Acorns vs Robinhood vs Betterment: Which Investment Platform is Best?

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There are thousands of different ways to invest these days and almost just as many types of investment platforms. Three of the most popular platforms to invest through are traditional investment brokers, micro-investing apps, and robo-advisors. Each one offers different benefits, and I decided to review three of the leaders within their respective platforms to uncover the differences: Acorns vs Robinhood vs Betterment.

In general, the three investment platforms specialize in different areas of investing:

Below I’ll give a comprehensive review of Acorns, Robinhood, and Betterment, as well as compare and contrast the differences between these leading investment platforms.

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How to Invest in the S&P 500 and Build a Single Fund Portfolio

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Learning how to invest in the S&P 500 got a lot easier after 1976.

That is the year that John Bogle, founder of Vanguard, created the first index fund. This new type of investment fund allowed everyday investors, like you and me, to invest in indices (such as the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average) with just one purchase.

Without index funds, if you wanted to invest in the S&P 500, you’d either have to buy each stock individually through 500 separate transactions or pay a mutual fund manager too much money to try to recreate the index themselves.

Index funds enable people to invest in the S&P 500 with just one purchase, and for a very low cost.

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