How Much Money Could You Make In 400 Milliseconds?
Las Vegas is not a town built by winners. It’s a town solely financed by those who knew the odds were stacked against them but decided to roll the dice anyway. For most, gambling is a form of...
View ArticleNFL Players Must “Go Long” On Retirement
With the Baltimore Ravens winning against the 49ers last night in the Super Bowl, this seems like a good opportunity to see how professional athletes deal with retirement. There are a number of factors...
View Article2012 Small Business 401(k) Awards
Every year, we honor small businesses across the country that take exemplary care of their employees’ long-term financial success with the Best Small Business 401(k) Plans Award. Awards are given to...
View ArticleNew Study Links Poor Fund Performance With Higher Fees
A 2013 Rotman School of Management study published in the February Journal Of Finance found that mutual funds offering higher fees attract the most investments, particularly when the broker isn’t...
View Article401k Fees are Determined by HR Dept. Negotiation Skills
New York Life Insurance Company charges 401k fees of 0.83%. Meanwhile, Adobe Systems Incorporated, a smaller company, manages to get its employees a much better deal, charging fees of only 0.24%. That...
View ArticleInterview With Emily From EvolvingPF
Husband and Wife Team Emily & Kyle @ EvolvingPF.com This husband and wife team are both extremely intelligent; It’s no surprise that they are keeping a side project going with all that extra brain...
View ArticleStock Market Gurus Get Rained On
It’s pouring, and what I thought was a small puddle actually turns out to be an ankle-deep crater that envelops my foot. Slosh. My sock drips water, and I drip hate. Slosh. My shoulders begin to...
View ArticleInterview With L Bee From LBeeAndTheMoneyTree.com
L Bee Talking Personal Finance Hey L Bee! Thanks for taking the time to talk with us today. Your blog, LBeeAndTheMoneyTree is an entertaining window into the life of a twenty something with great...
View ArticleBuild A Better Piggy Bank Contest
The iconic piggy bank existed decades before the first computer, before the first 401k, and before money went digital. FutureAdvisor asks you: How can you make the piggy bank better? Maybe your “ham...
View ArticleInterview with Jordann K @ My Alternate Life
Jordann, first of all thank you for taking time out of your schedule to do this interview. My Alternate Life is a really positive take on the broken promises the “Millenials” are dealing with. You’ve...
View ArticleWhat’s different about your 401k?
Your peer is making the same amount of money as you. They save the same amount as well. They’re working the same number of hours. They went to school the same number of years. How is it your peers are...
View ArticleInterview With The College Investor, Robert Farrington
Robert Farrington Hey Robert, Thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule to do our interview. It’s always great to talk to savvy finance people. In your blog, you hold people very accountable....
View ArticleBringing more detail to the Analysis and Actions pages
Earlier today we added several new features to the Portfolio Analysis Dashboard and Recommended Account Actions pages for FutureAdvisor users. On the Actions page we added a summary section at the top...
View ArticleAn Introduction To Passive Investing
This 1 hour documentary explains passive investing in great detail. If you’ve wondered why actively managed funds are a bad deal, this documentary will answer all your questions with interview from...
View ArticleOur shrinking salaries
Imagine you were taking home more money every year, but still taking a pay cut. Sound impossible? That’s exactly what’s happening to over half of Americans. Most Americans are working in an industry...
View ArticleVisualizing The Changes In Capital Gains Tax
The IRS announced serious changes to their capital gains taxation this year. In 2013, the capital gains tax rates are increasing significantly. The taxes, which affect some of America’s most wealthy...
View ArticleExplore Changes in Wages and Employment Across Industries
Last week we analyzed the growth of salaries across industries from 2003 to 2010, and found that many Americans were working in industries where salary growth wasn’t keeping up with inflation. That...
View ArticleThe Awesome Portfolio Checklist
Want to know how to have a great portfolio? You could read a huge stack of books and academic papers. We’ve done that for you, and distilled it down to the seven things you should make sure you do....
View ArticleBuying a mutual fund isn’t like buying a sofa
When you’re buying a sofa, you expect that the more you spend, the better the sofa. Same for ovens, fridges, bicycles – shelling out a little more for your purchase generally gets you better quality...
View ArticleRecent Press Roundup
FutureAdvisor has been busy revolutionizing investment advice. Here are some highlights of recent press. Check them out if you’ve missed them – there’s some good stuff in here. Reuters: “Retirement...
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