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Stock Market for Beginners: Should I Invest in the Stock Market?
6 second take: Rich people invest in the stock market, so you should, too, right? Not so fast. This is the second installment of Stock Market for Beginners, our six-part series on investing and the stock market. You can read the previous piece, What Is the Stock Market?, here. Many people assume that millionaires become millionaires by investing in the stock market. But that’s not always the case. Many millionaires become millionaires by practicing healthy money habits.
Should I Invest in the Stock Market?
6 second take: Millionaires and billionaires invest in the stock market, so you should, too, right? Not so fast. A lot of people assume that millionaires become millionaires by investing in the stock market. But in my experience, that’s not the case. Millionaires become millionaires by practicing wealthy habits. “The essential prerequisite to financial freedom has nothing to do with anything financial — it is all about commitment.
Goals, Guts & Glory: How to Put Together a Financial Plan You'll Actually Use
Financial planning isn't about spreadsheets, graphs, or charts, it's about getting to the root of what you really value and learning how to use money as a tool to help you reach your goals and live your best life. In this workshop, we talk through the three stages you'll go through when putting together a financial plan: 1) YOUR GOALS: What do you really want to accomplish in the next 3 years? 5 years? 10 years? What really matters to you?
The accidental investment experiment
“How do I start investing?” is probably one of the top 3 questions I get asked when I meet with someone. If you’ve never invested in the stock market before or the closest you’ve come is checking a box (and crossing your fingers) on your 401k, this question can feel like opening up a Pandora’s box. When our financial planner (shoutout Sophia Bera!) recommended that Dyalekt get a Roth IRA, the question really hit close to home.
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