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The more experience you have and the more you know on a topic or subject, the easier it is to make a good decision. Finding a financial advisor is not something people do with frequency, so they do not have much experience doing so. Therefore, having the knowledge becomes critical …

How would you like a money manager who pays you for the privilege of running your portfolio? You get that deal at 16 of the 737 funds on the Forbes Best ETFs  list. They’re so efficient that the cost of holding them is a negative number. This marvelous result is made possible …

Good sense about money is one of those things that most of us have to learn the hard way, and that’s also true of many of today’s top entrepreneurs in the money management and fintech space. They’ve had their share of bad investments (Enron, anyone?), waited too long to build credit and didn’t think …

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit voted on March 15, 2018 to overturn the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new fiduciary rule, requiring financial professionals who handle individual retirement and 401(k) accounts to act in the best interests of their clients. The federal court’s 2 -1 decision …

If you lost your house during the subprime mortgage crisis, whether via repossession or simple abandonment, have no fear. There’s at least one other big-ticket item that you can finance into oblivion, namely a car. With credit expanding after years of skeptical lenders holding their dollars tightly, the money market has …

Whether you’re embarking on a trip to expand your drawing skills or are bringing your supplies along on a family vacation, an unfamiliar location can be an ideal place to meditate over some new concepts and ideas sketching on the go. Quick sketches of surroundings teach artists to extrapolate from …

You’ve primed your canvas and you’re ready to paint. But what exactly should you paint? Don’t despair if you can’t think of anything because these canvas painting ideas are bound to offer some artistic inspiration. Whether you consider yourself a naturalist, a realist or an abstract painter, canvas is an ideal surface to make your …

While artists have used soft pastels since the 17th century, the medium is a popular choice of many modern artists who like the spontaneity and action of quick painting in full color on paper. There are two types of pastels: oil pastels and soft pastels. Here, we will only cover …

Clouds are one of the easiest images to recognize in art, even at the most primary level. But let’s take them beyond amorphous shapes in the sky. This tutorial will strengthen your ability to make some lovely cloud formations and enhancements to your artwork. When you are in the brainstorming …

What is more relaxing and energizing at the same time than watching the waves and ripples on the sparkling water? A fresh ocean breeze, fluttering through the skies, fills our souls with joy and inspiration. What You’ll Need 1. A sheet of cold pressed watercolor paper, about 10″ x 14″ in size. …