Mint.com is Closed: Here are the best alternatives.
You’re probably already familiar with Rocket Money’s well-advertised corporate cousin, Rocket Mortgage. While Rocket Mortgage focuses on providing home financing, Rocket Money zeroes in on your finances on a personal level. However, certain services offered by Rocket Money will help you purchase a home through Rocket Mortgage – after all, the two organizations are related….
In the quest to find savings in the household budget, it’s not always possible to eliminate certain expenses. The next best strategy is to find ways to lower the bills you have. If you don’t have the time or expertise to do the job yourself, the best solution is to use a bill negotiation app….
If you’ve been struggling to implement a workable budget, it can help to use a budgeting app to make it happen. One of the very best in the industry is YNAB (You Need a Budget). It’s one of the best because it takes a commonsense approach to budgeting, and employs a highly user-friendly strategy in…
Buy now, pay later – often known as BNPL – provides a financing alternative to credit cards and installment loans. Consumers can take advantage of BNPL apps to finance purchases and other activities without the need to get on the credit card treadmill or enter into long-term loan repayment schedules. BNPL arrangements are particularly beneficial…
Many people regularly track their credit scores to increase them. But equally important is tracking your credit score as a way of discovering negative information as quickly as possible. That will give you the best chance to remedy the situation. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to instantly get your free credit score online. We’ve…
When it comes to investing, one of the most critical factors is cost. That’s why it is essential to invest in low-cost mutual funds and ETFs and to use a low-cost broker if you buy individual stocks and bonds. And that brings me to this review of Betterment, an online investment service that makes investing…
Robo-advisors have barely been around for 15 years, but in the past couple of years several have been steadily expanding their investment menus, and even offering valuable add-on services. One of the leaders in this regard is Wealthfront. The robo-advisor has been growing its investment capability in every direction but is now even offering financial…
Formerly known as Quicken Loans, Rocket Mortgage is one of the best-known mortgage lenders in America, thanks in part to a comprehensive advertising campaign. But does it live up to the hype, and does it outperform its more conventional competitors? Let’s dive in and see what Rocket Mortgage does – and doesn’t do – and…
Betterment is well known as one of the top robo advisors in the investment industry. They’ve been steadily expanding their product line, recently adding Savings and Cash Reserves. But the latest addition–Betterment Checking–has turned Betterment into a single platform where you can hold and manage your entire financial life in one place. If you already…