Category: Blog posts
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You Need This to Borrow Money: Credit Scores
You Need This to Borrow Money: Credit Scores What is your credit score? In short, your credit score is quite a big deal. It can open many doors for you, whether it’s buying a house, financing a car, or applying for a new credit card. For instance, if you’re hoping to secure your first property,…
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The 5 Stages of a Financial Bubble
The 5 Stages of a Financial Bubble Popping the bubbles of high returns with behavioural finance By now, you may have heard of financial bubbles. The biggest recent examples of financial bubbles are the dot-com bubble in the late-1990s and the global financial crisis (“The Lehman Crisis”) in 2007-09, ignited by the US housing bubble.…
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6 Things You Can Do Now on Your Path to Financial Wellness
6 Things You Can Do Now on Your Path to Financial Wellness 1) Keep a money journal for your expenditures and how you felt at the time Financial security and safety are linked with significantly lower rates of depression. But how do you get there? One way to ease your anxieties regarding money is by…
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Tips and Tricks for Asking for a Pay Raise
Tips and Tricks For Asking for a Pay Raise Securing the pay raise you deserve is vitally important during this period of high inflation. It’s arguably the best way to meet the rising costs of living. After all, the alternative is not asking (and not getting), so having to cut back on expenses! Knowing how…
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A Core-Satellite Portfolio: Is It The Best Investment Strategy?
A Core-Satellite Portfolio: Is It The Best Investment Strategy? We all know that higher rewards never come without higher risks. That said, we can always try to mitigate some of these risks and protect ourselves in multiple ways. A core-satellite strategy aims to achieve returns that are above average while maintaining a below-average risk level. …
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What You Need to Consider Before Investing
The ultimate beginner’s guide to growing your money The Basics Investing is all about planning for the future. The investment landscape is complex and ever-changing, but the fundamentals can be easy to understand. It pays dividends to study the basic concepts and asset classes, to best judge where the gains lie in the long run. …