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3 ways to get out of debt

Are you ready to take off on a journey to become debt-free? It’s about time to take control of your finances. Here are some strategies/ tips to help you pay off your debts as efficiently as possible. Buckle up.  The Snowball method: bottom-to-top  In general, the snowball concept means that you start with small things […]

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Healthy financial habits for the new year

The new year is just around the corner, which means it’s time to put together our vision boards and write down our goals list for the coming year. Yet, an important aspect that we often overlook in our New Year resolutions is one’s financial wellness. The latter is an integral part of a successful life. […]

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What is debt?

The meaning  Debt is simply money you owe to another person or entity. Legally, you’re required to pay back this amount of money to the borrower within a specific time period, usually with a cherry on top (aka interest). It’s basically “money you rent”. Why would I pay back the money with interest?  As a […]

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Market vs limit order

It’s a chill Friday morning. You asked your brother to get you some fresh meat from the butcher’s market. There are two scenarios in this case: you can either tell him to buy 5 kilos of meat at any given price, OR buy 5 kilos of meat at a specific price. The same goes when […]

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Devaluation & its impact on the stock market

The word “currency devaluation” has a negative connotation to it, right? Yet, in some cases, it could potentially have positive effects on the stock market. How? Stick around to know more about currency devaluation, why it happens, and its impact on the stock market. What’s an exchange rate? An exchange rate is the price of […]

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Intro to ETFs

The most common questions we get about investing in the US stock market are “what should I invest in?” and “how can I choose my stocks?”. So, here’s the answer we’ve been giving – ETFs.  We hear about investing and how it’s one of the best ways to generate wealth. Then you hear the word stocks and say oh […]

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What is liquidity?

You know how it’s difficult to get honey out of a jar? It’s dense, it’s sticky, it comes out in slow drips. If you wanted to move honey from one container to another, it would take quite a while. It’s way harder to pour honey than water, which can be instantly transferred from one container […]

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What is money?

If someone offered you the choice between a $1 bill and a $100 bill, which would you choose? It’s a pretty easy question, since the $100 is clearly more valuable than the $1. You can use it to buy 100 times more than what you’d buy with the $1. But why is that? After all, […]

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What is an IPO?

Try imagining a business owner. Maybe you think of the owner of a small business, like a hair salon or a roadside kiosk. Or maybe you think of a billionaire entrepreneur. You probably don’t think of the tens of millions of people who own small shares of publicly traded companies, but they are business owners, […]

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What is an asset?

Assets: You may have heard the term “asset” before, but do you know what an asset is? It’s actually pretty simple. An asset is any thing of value that someone–like a person or business–owns. It could be a home, a car, cash, stocks–anything, really, as long as it has value and belongs to someone. You […]

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