Acorns Review 2024
Acorns offers a useful app for managing many aspects of your financial life, from basic spending to saving with its “round-up” feature to investing in a diversified portfolio of securities.
May 08, 2024
Mercedes Barba
Senior investing editor
EXPERTISE
- Investing
- Stock analysis
- Retirement
EDUCATION
- Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, California State University, Los Angeles
- Master's degree in News and Documentary, New York University
The key to successful investing is to take action and not let fear or over-analyzing prevent you from taking advantage of the benefits of compound interest over time.
— Mercedes Barba
Mercedes Barba is a seasoned editorial leader and video producer. Presently, she holds the position of Senior Editor at Bankrate. Prior to this, she served as a senior editor at NextAdvisor and led the video team at Money.com, where she executive produced a short documentary that received an Emmy nomination. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her son Luke and two pet dogs.
The key to successful investing is to take action and not let fear or over-analyzing prevent you from taking advantage of the benefits of compound interest over time.
— Mercedes Barba
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Schwab Intelligent Portfolios Review 2024
You might initially think of broker Charles Schwab only as an option for “do-it-yourself” investors, but the dean of discount offers up a highly competent robo-advisor, too: Schwab Intelligent Portfolios.
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M1 Finance Review 2024
M1 Finance straddles the line between broker and robo-advisor, between letting you run wild and giving you basic tools and portfolios that can guide you. It’s in a strange limbo, but those who fit the mix of features offered at M1 Finance may find it especially useful and won’t be able to imagine going elsewhere.
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Betterment Review 2024
Betterment is one of the largest independent robo-advisors, and its wealth of features shows why. It offers two service plans, one with all the core functions (investing and cash management, rebalancing, tax-loss harvesting) and one that takes it up a level with unlimited access to human advisors.
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Retirement withdrawal strategies: 4 ways to help you extend your savings
Here are some top strategies for withdrawing your retirement funds from three planning experts.
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What is a deferred annuity?
Despite its advantages, a deferred annuity has some clear drawbacks, some of which are substantial.
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Retirement annuities: Pros and cons of annuity investing
An annuity can provide lifetime income. But they come with several advantages and disadvantages to know about.
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7 key IRA withdrawal dates for taxpayers: How to take distributions without penalty
Those with an IRA have key dates to keep in mind to dodge avoidable taxes.
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