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Investing with Confidence Webinar

  • Posted on January 29, 2025April 23, 2025
  • by BrightDime

We’ll guide you through the diverse landscape of investments and help you understand the tools you need in order to invest with confidence. This comprehensive session will explore three distinct…

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What Are Incentive Stock Options (ISOs)?

  • Posted on March 11, 2024February 12, 2025
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Incentive Stock Options, or ISOs, are a type of stock option that companies offer to their employees as a form of non-cash compensation. ISOs can be a valuable tool for…

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Dollar-Cost Averaging

  • Posted on January 18, 2024January 18, 2024
  • by BrightDime

Instead of attempting to time the market and buy securities (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs) when their prices are low, dollar-cost averaging is a strategy to buy a smaller, consistent…

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What is a rollover IRA?

  • Posted on March 12, 2022November 9, 2022
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A rollover IRA is an Individual Retirement Account that is funded by closing a 401(k) (or similar account) at a previous job and moving those funds to the new individual…

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What does it mean if my company offers a 401(k) match?

  • Posted on February 25, 2022February 25, 2022
  • by BrightDime

When you contribute to a 401(k) you put your own money in, called a contribution. That contribution is made with pre-tax dollars, invested within the 401(k) account, and grows tax-deferred…

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What happens to my 401(k) if I leave my job?

  • Posted on February 19, 2022March 4, 2022
  • by BrightDime

A 401(k) is an employer sponsored, tax advantaged account for saving and investing for retirement. You contribute pre-tax dollars to it, invest that money, and then withdraw the money in…

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What’s the difference between a Roth and traditional IRA?
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What’s the difference between a Roth and traditional IRA?

  • Posted on January 12, 2021July 26, 2022
  • by BrightDime

An IRA (or Individual Retirement Account) is a tax advantaged account for saving and investing for your retirement. IRAs are not connected to your employer like a 401(k) is and…

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How can I save more before I spend?
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How can I save more before I spend?

  • Posted on July 18, 2020July 26, 2022
  • by BrightDime

When Warren Buffet talks about money, people listen. And they should; he’s one of the richest people in the world and widely regarded as one of the most successful investors…

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Compound Interest, the 8th Wonder of the World

  • Posted on June 19, 2020March 31, 2023
  • by BrightDime

You’ve heard of the 7 wonders of the world; places like the Taj Mahal, the Roman Colosseum, and the Great Wall of China. But do you know what the 8th…

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Retirement Basics: Roth IRA (Individual Retirement Account)

  • Posted on March 26, 2020July 26, 2022
  • by BrightDime

Saving for retirement is a goal that you should tackle as early in life as you can. Why? A couple of reasons. 1- the power of compound interest; 2 –…

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