In 2002 when I got laid off from work I started looking at my financial life and found I was totally lacking a plan. I did look at the career field I was most interested in and that was the culinary arts, and I went to school. That being said you can't just count on a career to improve your life. You need to look at what can improve your finances and wealth, so I want to share five companies with you.
The first one is the company I has been utilizing since 2003, Sharebuilder the company is a stock trading company that is set up to help people new to investing in stocks.
The second one is Prosper I have mentioned a few times in my blog because I really like this peer to peer lending company I have been with since 2006. I love lending money to those who need an unconventional loan. I average a 10% return on my investment.
The last three are relatively new to my wealth and financial future.
LearnVest is an online Financial planning company. Their Mission and a great place to start.
Betterment With Betterment you can start an investing simple as 1,2,3.Our mission at LearnVest is to empower people everywhere to take control of their personal finances so that they can afford their dreams.We believe that financial planning should not be a luxury, which is why we’ve developed an advice-driven program that is personalized to your specific financial goals and situation
Our pursuit: to create the perfect investment management service.
With a decade of experience in finance and a CFA, Betterment CEO Jon sought an investment service that would deliver the best possible results and save him time and money. A service to build wealth, yes, but more importantly give him the peace of mind and the time to pursue his career and enjoy other things in life.But every product he found was time-consuming and thoughtless. Whatever technical innovation he found seemed to benefit traders, but left his professional peers and sophisticated investors no better off than they were two decades ago.
Jon saw an opportunity to make investment management better through the thoughtful application of technology, which could optimize any portfolio, whether $10,000 or $10 million. He assembled an expert team of engineers, quants, and designers, and together they re-imagined what an investing product should be: efficient, accessible, and delightful.
At Betterment, we are creating a world where investing better is accessible to everyone. We have built a financial utility that provides the obvious, smart answer to "What should I do with my money?"
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