John Meeks June 08, 2026

APR vs. APY vs. Interest Rate

This article will discuss three commonly confused terms: APR,  APY, and Interest Rates. These terms are often incorre...

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John Meeks June 07, 2026

Bad Debt vs. Good Debt

Debt is a complicated topic in the financial world. Conventional wisdom would say to avoid debt at all costs. As we d...

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John Meeks June 07, 2026

Building Your First Portfolio: A Beginner’s Guide to Asset Allocation

In the beginning of their investing journey, one of the first questions an informed investor should ask themselves is...

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John Meeks June 07, 2026

Buy Now Pay Later: Convenience or Financial Trap?

Over the last several years, it seems like “Buy Now, Pay Later” has become one of the fastest growing payment methods...

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John Meeks June 14, 2026

Capitalizing on an HSA

It is a common misconception, especially among young adults, that health insurance is the only financial tool they ne...

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John Meeks June 07, 2026

Compounding: the 8th Wonder of the World

Albert Einstein once allegedly claimed compound interest as the “8th Wonder of the World.” Now, why was a world-renow...

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John Meeks June 14, 2026

FSAs Explained

An FSA or Flexible Spending Account is a tax-advantaged, employer-sponsored account designed to help employees with s...

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John Meeks June 13, 2026

How Dividends Work

Most people are familiar with the idea of earning interest on money in a savings account. However, fewer people know ...

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John Meeks June 07, 2026

How Long do I Invest?

Investment Horizon, or investment timeline, is the length of time between when an investor first starts investing vs....

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John Meeks June 14, 2026

LSAs Explained

An LSA or Lifestyle Spending Account is a versatile, employer sponsored account that is a useful employee benefit.  T...

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John Meeks June 07, 2026

Negative Equity Explained

Have you ever tried to sell something, only to find out that you owe more money on this thing than it is actually wor...

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John Meeks June 07, 2026

Risk and Return

One of the fundamental principles of the financial system is the trade-off between risk and return. Risk can be thoug...

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John Meeks June 08, 2026

Roth IRA, Traditional IRA, Brokerage account…What’s the Difference?

One of the first steps to investing is to set up an investment account. One of the first questions that will be asked...

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John Meeks June 10, 2026

Utilizing Dollar-Cost Averaging

It is a common belief that successful investing requires one to always be analyzing the market and knowing when to buy. 

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John Meeks June 07, 2026

What Actually is Inflation?

$10 eggs, $5 gas, $8 coffee, $20 fast-food lunches. The list goes on and on. Everything these days seems so expensiv...

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John Meeks June 07, 2026

What Can I Invest In?

You have taken all the steps to get started investing. You opened an investment account (link to types of investment ...

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John Meeks June 08, 2026

What Exactly is a 401(k)?

A 401(k) is an employer-sponsored retirement savings account. It is designed to make investing seamless by letting yo...

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John Meeks June 13, 2026

What is Depreciation?

Why does a car decrease in value over time, but houses usually don’t? What do people really mean when they say someth...

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John Meeks June 07, 2026

What is the S&P 500?

The S&P 500 comes up very often in any conversation regarding investments. When beginner investors ask what they ...

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John Meeks June 16, 2026

Where Should I Put my Money: 401(k) or IRA?

IRA or 401(k)? Choosing which tax-advantaged retirement account to put your hard earned money into can be difficult. ...

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