Diversification is an important element when it comes to constructing an investment portfolio. While most investors begin their career with stocks and bonds, there’s a wide variety of alternative investments that can act as great diversification tools to a traditional portfolio. Real estate and gold have long been viewed as viable alternative investments, but crypto is now…
Simply having a great business idea doesn’t guarantee that you’ll soon be running a successful startup. You’ll need funding, a solid business plan and lots of luck. But, every once in a while, lightning strikes and a good business idea turns into a wildly popular startup. It could happen for you, too…
The crowdfunding platform will try out the new schedule next year and is joining an effort to encourage other business owners to follow suit.
Kickstarter is launching one of its most interesting projects yet: a four-day workweek for its employees…
It can be difficult to teach your children about financial responsibility and the value of good credit. How should you go about it? Is giving an allowance the best way to start? Should they figure it out on their own? There is no right answer. But one thing is clear: It's essential for...
Many smaller businesses, especially startups with limited budgets, tend to treat information security as an afterthought, a bell-and-whistle to be added later when funds allow. This attitude may have been justified 20 or 30 years ago, but the modern landscape of cybercrime, data security, and privacy is making that impossible now…
It’s somewhat easy to determine if your company is doing well. You’ll be in the black every month, able to make your payroll and pay all of your monthly bills and expenses. But are there discernible levels or observable distinctions that reliably signify good financial health? Or are there ways to determine…
Transferring a balance from a high-interest credit card to a balance transfer card with an introductory zero percent interest rate can make it easier to pay off your credit card debt. However, just because you apply for a balance transfer card, there’s no guarantee that the transfer itself will go through to the new card. Credit companies may refuse a balance transfer…