If you’re new to investing, the steps to do this are pretty simple. You do the following: • Open an account at at website like

THIS IS CONFUSING, I know. But after days of contemplation and hours of graphic design, this is the best way I know to show what’s

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Someone on the PFC facebook group (you should join, it’s great) asked whether they should have life insurance policies on their children. That question inspired

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Someone might be telling you it’s a bad time to invest right now. They’ll mention something about inflation or politics or the end of the