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This Is How to Make $1000/mo in Passive Income with Dividend Stocks

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https://wealthtender.com - Do you want to make $1000 a month in passive income? I don’t blame you; I mean, who wouldn’t want to earn that. This article will cover investing in dividend stocks to get you to $1000 a month in passive income. What would you do with the money? Would you go on a vacation, say the Caribbean or ...

How Much Should You Invest in Stocks? The Answer May Surprise You.

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https://wealthtender.com - I get it. It’s scary. Especially these days, with the S&P 500 just 2.6% off its all-time high of 4725.79 set on Dec 23, 2021 (see closing-price chart below), and with the index swinging up and down by over 1% almost daily. And seeing how bear markets can wipe out half or more of your p...

Expecting a Financial Windfall? A Sudden Money Financial Advisor Can Help.

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https://wealthtender.com - Have you recently received a large financial windfall? Or is there a significant sudden money event in your near future? While winning the lottery may be a dream come true for a few, most sudden money events affecting thousands of people every day involve the loss of a family member, the sale ...

Top Questions to Ask a Financial Advisor

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https://wealthtender.com - If you’re unsure what to do with your own investment portfolio, hiring a financial advisor may help you sleep easier at night. To find the right financial advisor for you, it’s important to interview multiple financial advisors and ask the right questions. Here are the top 7 questions you shou...

Does Your Financial Advisor Speak Crypto?

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https://wealthtender.com - In a recent Harris Poll that asked Americans about their financial priorities, consumers ranked learning about cryptocurrency second only to the topic of retirement planning. But does your financial advisor know how to answer your crypto questions? Fortunately, a growing number of financial ad...

3 Great Ways You Can Quickly Dig Out of High Credit Card Debt

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https://wealthtender.com - You have high credit card debt. It feels like it’s drowning you, making it nearly impossible to keep your head above water, and the costs extend far beyond the financial . And most likely it isn’t your fault. Over-spending does happen, but it’s not the only cause for credit-card deb...

Should You Use a Target Date Fund?

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https://wealthtender.com - How to best save and invest for retirement should be a careful consideration. One increasingly popular investment option is target date funds which may also be referred to as life-cycle funds. They are offered by almost 90% of employer-sponsored contribution plans such as 401(k) plans. These funds ...

How to Build Credit in the US as a New Immigrant

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https://wealthtender.com - Building credit in the US as a new immigrant is one of the biggest challenges newcomers face. In this article, we’ll show you how you can build credit. So let’s break down what US credit score is, what it’s used for, how to start building it with zero credit history, and finally how to improve...

Your Ultimate Guide to Retirement Income Planning

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https://wealthtender.com - How to Safely Establish Forever Retirement Paychecks Maybe you’re a little like me. In the “home stretch” of your career. You’ve worked hard for decades. Climbed the corporate or business ladder, or simply found a decent job and showed up every morning ready to work. Day in, day out....

Top Travel Discounts for Seniors and Retired People

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https://wealthtender.com - Are you a senior citizen or a retired person looking for travel discounts? If so, you’ve come to the right place. In this post, we’ll share some great tips on how to get deals on airfare, hotels, and other types of travel. There are various discounts for seniors that you can use to book your ne...

Six Tips to Avoid Crypto Scams

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https://wealthtender.com - According to a recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report, consumers lost $139 million in cryptocurrencies in 2021 through scams conducted across numerous online dating sites, five times the level of prior year losses. As ownership of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum increases among con...

What You Need to Know Before Hiring a Financial Coach

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https://wealthtender.com - As you may be aware, financial coaches work with clients to help them improve their own financial life, develop good financial habits, and work towards financial goals. They are different from financial advisors or financial planners, though they may have a background in those areas, and they g...

The Pros and Cons of Using Online Comparison Sites

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https://wealthtender.com - If you’re looking for a new loan or mortgage, or thinking of changing insurance providers, or maybe getting a new credit card, you’ve probably considered using a price comparison site, like Lending Tree , Quicken Loans , or Credit Karma . Why wouldn’t you? They make it very easy to see what’s ...

3 Questions with Genuine Investors ETF (GCIG) Portfolio Manager, Guy Davis

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https://wealthtender.com - While the Genuine Investors ETF (ticker symbol: GCIG) was only recently launched with its publicly-traded debut on December 1, 2021, its portfolio manager overseeing the fund, Guy Davis, has more than a decade of experience managing assets for institutions and high net worth clients. Beyond h...

Whoever Said You Can’t Buy Time Was Wrong

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https://wealthtender.com - You can definitely buy time. But should you? It can be quite nice to think of time as a leveller. To remember that even the rich and famous don’t have a longer life span than us or get more than 24 hours in a day. Except that they do, in a way. I’ve written before about how, in spite of all the m...

Student Loan Repayments Resume Soon – Prepare Now with These Six Tips

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https://wealthtender.com - If you’re among the millions of Americans with outstanding federal student loans, you can expect your payments to resume in May when the pandemic-era pause comes to an end.  Here are six tips to help you prepare for making payments on your student loans once again. 1. Know Your Loans...

My Personal Approach – How to Actually Keep Retirement Money Safer

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https://wealthtender.com - In the first piece of this 3-part mini-series, I covered the importance of good retirement planning and offered a practical approach to it. In the second piece , I covered the 4 critical questions you need to consider, some “conventional wisdom” formulas, and unconventional insights from Wa...

You May Need A Lot More (or Less) Than You Thought to Retire

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https://wealthtender.com - Challenging the “4% Rule” Suggests Caution, But Also Offers Hope The venerable 4% rule isn’t as unassailable as many people think (as Ben Le Fort points out in this article ). Definitions and Origins of the 4% Rule The 4% rule says you can expect to safely withdraw 4% of your re...

7 Reasons: Why a DIY Investor Will Benefit from a Financial Planner

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https://wealthtender.com - Advantages of being a DIY Investor Being a DIY investor, the most obvious benefit is you save yourself money because you do not have to hire a financial advisor to help you manage your investments. A DIY investor also has the advantage of gaining a sense of pride by managing their own investme...

Financial Coach vs Financial Advisor: The Best of Both Worlds

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https://wealthtender.com - It can be confusing and a little overwhelming for most people ( including those in the finance industry! ) to keep track of the countless titles and financial certifications held by financial professionals. And a very common question asked by many Americans thinking about hiring a financial profess...