Would Our Emergency Plan Hold Up to COVID-19 Coronavirus has resulted in record unemployment throughout North America. This rapid rise in unemployment is causing people to save more money and re-evaluate their emergency funds. An emergency fund is money set aside for a major crisis, typically the loss of a job. While most financial advisers Read more »

Welcome to Monday Night Finance. Check out these great personal finance articles. Risk management in personal financial planning The ultimate goal of personal finance is to build wealth to achieve a secure financial future. While everyone is working towards the same goal, there are lots of different paths. Should you invest in index funds? What Read more »

Each Monday we feature three personal finance articles we loved this past week. Here are this week’s features. Volatility and Consistency Anyone who has been following the stock market in 2020 will be familiar with volatility. The markets rapidly plunged more than 30% as a result of the coronavirus and an oil price war. Speaking Read more »

Welcome to Monday Night Finance. Here are three articles we enjoyed this past week. What is the Simplest Way to Invest? We all know that investing is something we should do. Just like flossing, backing up your computer files, and starting to exercise. However, starting to invest, like any habit, is easy to procrastinate. There Read more »

Welcome to Monday Night Finance. Each week we review three of our favorite personal finance articles. Financially Independent, Retire Early (FI/RE) for the Rest of Us The Financial Independence and Retire Early (FIRE) movement is often featured in the news with sensational stories such as “This average couple retired at age 30!”. However, upon reading Read more »

Welcome to the 14th edition of Monday Night Finance. Each week we review some of our favorite personal finance articles. 11 Things Worth Spending More Money On: Complete Guide There are thousands (if not millions) of personal finance articles about the best ways to save money. In fact, most personal finance resources are devoted to Read more »

400 Best frugal ways- save thousands in 2020 Lots of people are trying to save money now that the pandemic is causing record unemployment. Are you looking to cut expenses? Then this article is for you. In it, Jo from More Money Tips lists 400 different ways to save money. While you may already be Read more »

Welcome to Monday Night Finance! Each week we review three of our favorite personal finance articles. 10 Compelling reasons to pay off your mortgage early Housing represents most American’s largest monthly expense. For those of us who “own” rather than rent, paying off the mortgage may seem like a Sisyphean task. In fact, many retirees Read more »