Top Five Most Costly Investment Mistakes

By Simon Moore

At FutureAdvisor we analyze over $30 billion in investor portfolios to recommend improvements, and as a result we are able to see common mistakes that a lot of Americans are making. Below are some of the key mistakes that people make and some tips for how to correct them. Here I have picked the mistakes that I believe have the greatest impact on overall wealth creation.

Loans For Unemployed People - Additional Money Without Any Source of Income

By Nicholas Taweel

Unemployment stage can ruin your life in the economical as well as social segment. Rising necessities and no source of income will let your fall in financial crisis. To overcome this stage, you can avail loans for the unemployed people without any hesitation and restriction. This loan is designed for the jobless people who are currently laid off from their job or seeking a satisfactory job for themselves.

How to Establish, Use, and Protect Your Credit What You Need to Know

Good credit is valuable. Having the ability to borrow funds allows us to buy things we would otherwise have to save for years to afford: homes, cars, a college education. Credit is an important financial tool, but it can also be dangerous, leading people into debt far beyond their ability to repay. That is why learning how to use credit wisely is one of the most valuable financial skills anyone can learn.

What are Different Types of Bank Accounts

There are several different types of bank accounts. Understanding them all can be difficult, as each banking institution may offer a broad range of bank account types. However, most bank accounts fall into one of five categories. By learning the different account categories, you can make deciphering the choices offered at your banking institution much easier.

Online Banking, Bill Paying and Shopping: 10 Ways to Protect Your Money

Online banking, bill paying and shopping are conveniences that most people want to enjoy. And most of the time, high-tech transactions are completed quickly and without a glitch. However, just as with other transactions, in a small percentage of cases something goes wrong. That's why you need to take precautions against theft and errors

How to Be a Better Investor

By James K. Glassman

The essential books for any investor include classics such as Burton Malkiel’s A Random Walk Down Wall Street, Benjamin Graham’s The Intelligent Investor and Peter Lynch’s One Up on Wall Street. To this library, I would add a volume that never even uses the word investing. It’s The Organized Mind, by Daniel Levitin, a professor of psychology and behavioral neuroscience at McGill University. In his just-published book, Levitin shows how understanding the way our brains work can help us make better decisions.

The 6 Best Prepaid Credit Cards For People With Bad Credit

By Ronald Kimmons

Prepaid credit cards are very different from normal credit cards. Technically, they are not really credit cards at all because they do not extend a line of credit to the cardholder. Instead, they require the cardholder to pay cash up-front and base the amount of money the holder can spend with the card on that value. However, they are still commonly referred to as credit cards because they usually carry the labels of major credit card companies and use the same processing channels.