To Save More for Retirement, Add This to Your Budget
There’s one expense even die-hard budgeters tend to leave out: Savings. Is saving an expense? Maybe not technically. But if you treat it that way, you’re much more likely to…
Arielle O'Shea
Arielle covers investing and retirement as a writer for NerdWallet. She's been reporting on and writing about personal finance for over a decade, and her goal is to write about money in a way that makes it inclusive and empowering rather than alienating and intimidating. Her writing has appeared in Esquire, Money, The Billfold, Women's Health, USA Today, Forbes, Mashable and the Los Angeles Times, and she contributed to the book "Money 911" while working for author Jean Chatzky. She likes bad reality TV and increasing her 401(k) contribution.
Posts by Arielle O'Shea:
How to Buy Uber Stock
Uber STOCK Uber stock symbol: UBER Uber stock price history: IPO: May 2019 at $45 share price. 52-week high: $45. 52-week low: $36.08. Your Uber has arrived … at the stock market. The rideshare…
What Are Stocks and How Do They Work?
Simply put, stocks are a way to build wealth. They are an investment that means you own a share in the company that issued the stock. Stocks are how ordinary…
How to Buy Lyft Stock
LYFT STOCK Lyft stock symbol: LYFT Lyft stock price history: IPO: March 2019 at $72 share price. 52-week high: $88.60. 52-week low: $47.17. Rideshare company Lyft recently put its shares on the stock market, which means…
What Are Blue-Chip Stocks?
Done right, investing has little in common with gambling. But the term “blue-chip stock” does borrow from poker. While there is no formal definition of a blue-chip stock, these companies…
Investments for Beginners
The biggest misconception about investing is that it’s reserved for the rich. That might’ve been true to some extent 10 years ago. But that barrier to entry is gone today,…
The Best Financial Advice at Every Age
Money doesn’t really age: It’s never too late to make smart financial decisions. But there are certain times in your life that are prime for specific money moves, times when…
High-Dividend Stocks: 25 Stocks That Pay High Yields
When you buy a stock, you buy partial ownership in a company. Dividend stocks pay out one of the fruits of that ownership: Dividends — your share of the company’s profits…
What Is a Stockbroker?
A stockbroker is a person or company authorized to buy and sell stocks or other investments. If you want to buy stocks, you will almost always need a stockbroker — essentially,…
How to Get Rich
There’s no single path to wealth. Some people go about getting rich the old-fashioned way: Work hard, join the right industry, climb the career ladder. Others win the lottery, invent…
