Investing

Short selling is an advanced trading strategy investors use when they speculate whether the price of a stock is going down. How it works: Investors borrow a share and sell it, with the hopes of buying it back later at a lower price. It’s…

Short selling is an advanced trading strategy investors use when they speculate whether the price of a stock is going down. How it works: Investors borrow a share and sell it, with the hopes of buying it back later at a lower price. It’s…

Minimalism has become a popular practice in recent years. When you live as a minimalist, you strive to only use things that serve a purpose. It’s about living simply and having only what you need to go about your daily life. For instance,…

Minimalism has become a popular practice in recent years. When you live as a minimalist, you strive to only use things that serve a purpose. It’s about living simply and having only what you need to go about your daily life. For instance,…

At IWT, we talk about 401ks – a lot. (See here, here, or here for proof) And, that’s with good reason. If you want to be rich, the 401k is one of the most powerful investment tools at your disposal, especially for retirement planning. It…

When it comes to building the best investment portfolio, you’ll often hear that diversification is key. But what does that even mean — and why do you need to bother with it? After all, you already own a wide range of stocks, from that…

Many of us have dreamed of the potential of early retirement or FIRE, but it can be overwhelming to figure out how you might sustain yourself as you move into this new phase of your life. Luckily, there are many options. Aside from…

  What if you lost your job today and needed a new job in a week? Could you do it? What if you just wanted some advice for a tough career decision? Is there someone you could ask? Or what if you wanted to make a big career change,…

Being put on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) can feel like a kick to the gut, especially if it comes out of the blue and you don’t understand why.  However, in most cases, it’s not a surprise. It usually comes after an employee has…

It’s not that you try to be unsafe online, but it’s easy to get careless when you surf the web. You might log into your bank account online while using public Wi-Fi, possibly exposing your password and username to a cybercriminal. Or maybe…