Expecting can be stressful and confusing, especially if this is your first child. Reading this article will help to organize your thoughts and plan for this new, exciting journey. Read Financial Tips For Expecting Parents: Create a Budget As expecting parents, it is important to create a budget for your baby’s first year expenses. Make [...]
When it comes to retirement, there are a lot of factors that can help ensure your financial security. While retirement might seem far away, it’s important to start planning early and make sure you are taking advantage of every avenue to generate savings. Maximize Your Employer’s 401k Contributions The most common method of retirement savings [...]
A guide to know who you hire has the right background for you. When you are looking around for a financial advisor, you’re likely to encounter an assortment of initials. How do you shift through all these initials and find the best professional for you? Here is a brief explanation of the education and expertise [...]
Student loans, credit cards, saving for retirement, and being properly insured are common concerns that face millennials today. To combat these issues, it’s important that young people have the financial literacy necessary for a secure financial future. This article will be going over important tips that, when started at an early age, can make a [...]
Everyone goes through the process of buying a car for the first time. Whether you want to buy new or used, make sure you read this article before purchasing a vehicle. Buy Used → Saving Money Buying a used car is an easy way to save money on getting a vehicle with hope that it [...]
More than a quarter of millennials say buying a home is weighed more heavily to their career than starting a family or retiring. Yet with such a high demand for ownership, why is the home ownership of millennials lower than the last two generations? Here are the reasons why and possibly the way to move [...]
Last Friday in our studio, we hosted Brendan Kelley, the Drive Electric Ohio Director and team member of Clean Fuels Ohio. Brendan leads the Drive Electric Ohio movement, which includes training, advocating, and educating communities on electric vehicles. What is Clean Fuels Ohio? Clean Fuels Ohio is an organization that was established in 2002 in [...]
post by Kirsten Carver- rebel Financial's Investment Management Intern Recently, the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement has caught the attention of many millennials. How practical is the concept of retiring early and what should you give up to achieve early retirement? Whether you agree with the FIRE Movement or not, this article will take [...]
Many people feel uncomfortable planning for life insurance because they connect it with "the end." Consequently, they fail to take the appropriate steps in order to protect loved ones financially. How does it work? “A life insurance policy is a contract with an insurance company. The company provides a lump-sum payment, known as a [...]
In recent years, Columbus, Ohio has been ranked 15 out of 50 states for having the “largest metro areas with 4.3 percent of its population identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender,” (Source).Groups like the Diversity Chamber of Central Ohio have been established to aid the growing minority population. Purpose of the Diversity Chamber [...]
