Posted by Richard on June 9, 2022
Diversify. Diversify. Diversify. Study investing and “diversification” ranks among the most common terms tossed around. Indeed, the first bit of advice many professional investors offer newbies is to diversify their investment portfolio. So what makes diversification such an important concept? Let’s dig in. First, diversification means spreading your investments across different assets. This can mean […]
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It happens a lot — you see a great home, but there is a big ‘Pending’ sign on it, or maybe the home is labeled ‘Contingent.’ Are you out of luck? Probably. But there is some hope, especially on a contingent property. A pending transaction means that the home sale is far along. The home […]
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Back in 2007, Netflix started offering what was then a novel service: Videos streamed directly to your PC or television. Up until then, if you wanted to watch a movie at home, you usually had to get into the car and run down to Blockbuster for physical copy. The success of Netflix spurred lots of […]
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In recent weeks, Walmart has cracked down on gift card scams, working with the Department of Justice to return money to the folks ripped off. Even with these efforts, fraud remains rampant and gift cards in particular are a serious risk. Walmart took a proactive approach, notifying authorities of suspicious transactions and leveraging a “victim-assisted […]
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