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How to Start Investing With $100
You do not need thousands to begin. Here is a beginner-friendly path to putting your first $100 to work — and why starting small still matters.
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Index Funds Explained: The Simplest Way to Invest
Index funds now hold more money than all actively managed US mutual funds combined. Here is why they became the default recommendation for long-term investors.
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Roth IRA vs Traditional IRA: How to Choose
Both accounts offer powerful tax advantages, but they work in opposite directions. Choosing the right one depends mostly on where your tax rate will be in retirement.
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Dollar-Cost Averaging: The Boring Strategy That Usually Wins
Dollar-cost averaging removes market timing from investing. It rarely produces the best possible outcome, but it very often produces a good one — which matters more.
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How a 401(k) Actually Works (And How to Get the Most Out of It)
A 401(k) is the most common retirement account in the US, and its employer match is often the single best investment return available to any employee.
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Health Savings Accounts (HSAs): The Most Tax-Advantaged Account Most People Ignore
A properly used HSA offers a triple tax advantage no other account can match. For eligible savers, it can quietly become one of the best retirement accounts available.
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Target-Date Funds: One-Fund Retirement Portfolios, Explained
A target-date fund is a single fund that holds an entire retirement portfolio and adjusts it automatically over time. For many workers it is the simplest correct choice available.
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ETF vs Mutual Fund: What Actually Matters for Long-Term Investors
ETFs and mutual funds can hold identical portfolios. The differences that matter for long-term investors come down to how each is bought, taxed, and automated.
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Compound Interest: The Single Most Important Idea in Personal Finance
Compound interest is the reason small consistent savings become large amounts over time, and also the reason small consistent debts become impossible ones. Here is how it works.
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Backdoor Roth IRA: What It Is and How It Works
High earners are phased out of direct Roth IRA contributions. The backdoor Roth uses a legal two-step to preserve access to the Roth account regardless of income.