Current Events

The Rise of Third-Party Funders of Lawsuits

April 25, 2013

While stories coming out of the law world have lately been dismal and draught with headlines of unemployed graduates and legal outsourcing, there is one sector of the legal world that is doing well for [...]

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The Buffett Rule is Back: What Obama’s Fair Share Tax Would Mean

April 18, 2013

What is the Fair Share Tax being proposed in the White House 2014 budget proposal, and how would it apply? In September of 2011, prominent business blogger Megan McArdle asked, If a “Buffett Rule” is [...]

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Business and Economy

How to Find the Best REITs and Real Estate Funds

May 7, 2013

Are REITs a smart investment strategy right now?  This article explains the current state of play surrounding REITs and lays out the different types of REITs, funds, and ETFs available, as well as strategies for [...]

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How to Buy Bitcoins – and is there a Bitcoin Bubble?

April 8, 2013

Bitcoin has been much in the news lately. With the euro in a perpetual state of crisis, and wealthy Russians and Venezuelans seeking to shelter their wealth from kleptocracies, bitcoin makes a great deal of [...]

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Investments

NerdWallet’s Dirty Dozen: The Worst Mutual Funds

May 14, 2013

Do the benefits outweigh the costs of investing in mutual funds?  While investors may assume that picking any old mutual fund is a good decision because they are already highly diversified by nature, the short [...]

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Tax-Efficient Investing: Easy Tips to Increase Your Retirement Savings

May 3, 2013

by NerdWallet contributor Andrew Coflan Among the thousands of theories written about investing, two stand above the rest to inspire awe and fear. The first, compound interest, is a seemingly magical property, which can take [...]

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Financial Education

Breaking Down Annuities: What They Are and How They Work

May 13, 2013

With the baby boomers set to retire and Generation X quietly shoveling money aside in anticipation of retirement, the market for annuities remains booming at $200 billion a year, according to NPR. Before ponying up [...]

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What Is A Hedge Fund: Opportunity and Diversification But Not For Everyone

May 7, 2013

See also: looking to invest like the major hedge funds?  Open up a brokerage account with one of NerdWallet’s recommended online brokers to get started today.   The term “hedge fund” has taken on a [...]

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Infographics

Currency and Coins: Which Presidents Are On U.S. Money?

February 13, 2013

Presidents’ Day 2013 falls on Monday February 18th this year, so in honor of the holiday NerdWallet did what any true nerd would do: research how our historical leaders came to be on our money. [...]

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What Is The Fiscal Cliff And How Will It Impact The Economy?

December 5, 2012

What is the fiscal cliff, and how is it going to help or hurt our economy come 2013?  The fiscal cliff could lower the national deficit by about $607 billion in 2013 – and even [...]

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