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Ethereum Investors Just Got Some Bullish News

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) investors might recall a fine Wednesday last January when the first exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on spot Bitcoin prices hit the Street. The SEC eventually yielded to investor pressure and a torrent of ETF applications, approving the first funds based on Bitcoin futures in 2021.

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How Should a Beginner Invest in Stocks? Start With This Index Fund.

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Popular culture has people thinking that being a successful investor means reading financial statements for hours or staying laser-focused on CNBC and other investing news outlets. For people new to investing, an S&P 500 index fund can be a great starting point. Some of these are mutual funds. Here's why.

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3 Little Costs That Can Chip Away at Your Retirement Funds

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So you'll likely have a fixed amount of funds available to you. When you have a limited income and making more money isn't as easy as just doing a little overtime at work, it's especially important to be wise about what you're doing with your funds.

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Six Things to Know About HSAs

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An HSA is a type of tax-advantaged medical savings account, with features that could help you save for medical expenses and give you the option to invest those funds. You can use the funds that you put aside in your HSA to pay for expenses not covered by your health insurance.

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Buy This, Sell That? Please Don’t…

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Our core portfolios are built from mutual funds and ETFs – we are not individual stock pickers. We own individual stocks that are in our portfolio mutual funds. Specifically, we own the exact same stocks those funds own, and in the exact same proportion. Rather, the holdings parallel the mutual funds clients own.

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Should You Bother With Your Company's 401(k) if There's No Match Involved?

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If you're a savvy investor, you may find yourself annoyed at being limited to choosing between different funds, like index and mutual funds. Also, some of the funds available in your 401(k) might come with high fees, called expense ratios, that eat away at your returns. Anyone with earned income can open an IRA.

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Is $20,000 Too Much to Have in Your Savings Account?

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Nearly all financial institutions furnish them with FDIC insurance, which secures your deposits for up to $250,000 of protection. This makes savings accounts ideal for emergency funds and certain near-term expenses, like weddings and cars. Plus, have you seen today's rates on savings accounts? With rates exceeding 4.5%