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How to Buy Bitcoin and Other Interesting Cryptocurrency Facts

This guest post is not an endorsement for buying into the speculative cryptocurrency markets. This comprehensive article is for those of you interested in this new asset class. Personally, I’m a late adopter and prefer to invest in more traditional instruments. Yet, this article is for those of you who want to learn about bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies-how to buy, where to store, what are the differences and more. 

Owning Bitcoin and other altcoins seems to be a daunting task but many peo...

How to Get Rich Without Winning the Lottery

Wealth Building Road Map; How to Get Rich-Without Winning the Lottery

I’m pained every time I stop by the neighborhood drug store and see the folks scratching off the lottery tickets. You’re as likely to get rich “investing” in lottery tickets as you are to get killed by lightning.

How to Get Rich Without Winning the Lottery will lead you on a step by step path to become a millionaire. The book is filled with actionable tips to slash costs and ways to build wealth automatically. 

Would you li...

I Need to Invest Now! Robot or DIY? And More Finance Reads

Should I Invest on My Own or Go Robo? And More Inspiring Financial Reads

Robo-advisors are exploding across the investment landscape. These digital investment advisors are competing with human financial advisors for investment dollars and pushing down fees. Consumers benefit by greater choice and lower fees. But, are you better off investing on your own, or going digital?

The Old School Passive Investing Approach

Followers of the passive index fund investing strategy strive to match market re...

What are Index Funds and Asset Classes Investing?

List of Index Funds + Basic Investing Guide Part 4 of Best Investing Method Series

This investing series: Best Investing Method using asset classes is based upon the work of Nobel Prize winner Eugene Fama. Fama tested and popularized investing strategies based upon the efficient market hypothesis.

In Part 1: What is the Best Investing Method?, you learned the important research behind simple investing with a diversified asset classes portfolio.
Part 2: Outlined the 8 Steps to Creating a Div...

Are Stock Markets Efficient or Not?

Is the Stock Market Efficient or Not? Investing Question Answered

Moneycone.com asked, “Are markets efficient or not?”

After spending a few minutes thinking about how I would tackle this widely researched topic, I decided to do what any researcher would do, I went to google and typed in, “Are markets efficient or not?”

300 million responses later I am no less daunted. This question is one of the most widely debated investing questions.

What is the Efficient Market Hypothesis?

The efficient...

9 Ways to Make Extra Cash on the Weekends

Make Extra Cash on the Weekends

By staff columnist,  Alexandra Deluise

9 Ways to Make Extra Money While Working a Full-Time Job

It’s a much-repeated idea throughout the personal finance community: if you want to make positive changes in your financial situation, you need to spend less than you earn. A simple way to do this is to make extra cash on the weekends. After all, smart financial progress means not stealing from yourself by saving money where you can. 

Make extra cash on the weekends...

Best Socially Conscious Investment Advisors

2017 Winners of The Best Socially Conscious Investment Funds

Impact investing, socially responsible investing and socially conscious funds are all the rage. Millennial investors want to do good while they grow their investments for the future. The best socially conscious investment advisors are making it easy to do good with your investment dollars.

It’s easy to earn good investment returns and do good with your money. In fact, a University of Oxford study showed that 80% of 200 studies showe...

Top 10 Unique Small Business Ideas for Micro-Entrepreneurs to Make Money

10 Unique Small Business Ideas

By staff columnist, Alexandra Deluise

Do you wish you could make extra money on the side, but feel like starting your own business is too much work? I have good news: micro-entrepreneurship is incredibly easy and quickly becoming the new norm. Unique small business ideas are everywhere.

A micro-entrepreneur is someone who works for him or herself on a small basis (read: manageable, workable around your 9-5, and possibly fun!). For millennials, often called the...

Should I Drive for Uber or Uber Eats?

Is Driving For Uber Worth It? Uber Review

I’m an Uber fan! I’ve used Uber for several years in San Francisco, Cincinnati and other US cities. I’ve chatted with the drivers and experienced great service. The fees are better than cabs and the drivers accessible.

But what about the Uber driver-partner perspective? Is Uber as great as it seems?

Are you wondering whether to partner with Uber or Uber Eats?

How Does Uber Work? Make Money on Your Own Schedule How Do I Sign Up for Uber?

Here’s the ent...

Go Beyond Keeping Up With the Jones’ – Change Your Peception, Change Your Net Worth

If you keep up with the Jones you’re destined for a bleak financial future.

I’m intrigued by the magazine articles that specify how to get a designer look on a budget. But there is a fallacy with these articles and I’ll tell you why.

Keep up with the Jones – Hi versus Low

The premise is that a designer spent $40,000.00 designing this room, and you can get an approximate look for $9,000.00. Think about it for a moment. Do you think $9,000.00 on furnishings and decoration for one room is an aff...