Trying to become financially literate seems just about hopeless sometimes, doesn’t it?  You begin to speak with a financial advisor and as soon as their mouth opens, your head starts spinning and you become even more overwhelmed than you were 5 minutes ago thinking about this stuff. To make it even worse, over 90% of ..read more

When you're just getting started with investing in the stock market, typically the first investment vehicles you're going to look at are mutual funds and ETFs.  You see them advertised all over brokerage sites and you have somewhat of a clue mutual funds contain more than just one stock of a company. But really, you ..read more

Most people these days feel like they have no time to get anything done.  Although research shows happiness remain the same once they’ve hit the $75,000 mark and beyond, there’s still a feeling we just don’t have enough time in the day to relax. Sure most people put their primary focus on their income and ..read more

It’s estimated the average person makes about 35,000 decision a day.  And about 227 of those decisions are just on food.  Most of these decisions are trivial at best, but cumulatively, it can be death by 1,000 cuts. You could be expecting an easy-going morning when you get up.  But then you realize you forgot to ..read more

So you’re in your 40s or 30s and you’ve had a steady job for over a decade or two.  Or even better, you’re in your 20s and have a job with benefits and sort of, kind of, maybe figured out what you might want to do with your life for the next few years. That’s ..read more

Look, let’s face it, from the get-go we’re told over and over we’re better off letting someone else manage our investments.  It’s too complicated they said.  It’s too time-consuming they said.  Why would you spend time on investing when a “professional” can do the job for you? But come on.  They mostly don’t know any ..read more

  It’s common knowledge at this point people in the United States aren’t well known for their savings.  We love buying the newest, shiniest thing whether that be cars, clothes, gadgets, etc.  And who could blame us?  New things are always nice.  What’s wrong with getting the newest PlayStation or clothes of the season?  Can’t […] The post This is the Savings Rate in the United States appeared first on Appetite For Investing ..read more

Most people these days feel like they have no time to get anything done.  Although research shows happiness remain the same once they’ve hit the $75,000 mark and beyond, there’s still a feeling we just don’t have enough time in the day to relax. Sure most people put their primary focus on their income and […] The post This is Your Most Valuable Asset You Cannot Give Up appeared first on Appetite For Investing ..read more

It’s estimated the average person makes about 35,000 decision a day.  And about 227 of those decisions are just on food.  Most of these decisions are trivial at best, but cumulatively, it can be death by 1,000 cuts. You could be expecting an easy-going morning when you get up.  But then you realize you forgot to […] The post 9 Amazing Tips to Fight Decision Fatigue appeared first on Appetite For Investing ..read more

So you're in your 40s or 30s and you've had a steady job for over a decade or two.  Or even better, you're in your 20s and have a job with benefits and sort of, kind of, maybe figured out what you might want to do with your life for the next few years. That's […] The post Maximum Contribution Limits for Retirement Plans in 2019 appeared first on Appetite For Investing ..read more