Savvy Family Finance

Simple finance for your family

 

Ready to start investing but unsure where to begin? Here you’ll find information ranging from basic terminology, where you can start investing even low amounts of money,  to topics such as rebalancing your portfolio and retirement planning.

Should You Invest Your Emergency Fund or Not?

Have you noticed interest rates are still pretty low? I mean, sure, rates are higher than they were a couple years ago, but you won’t get rich anytime soon by letting your money sit in a savings

Blooom Review: The Robo-Advisor For Your 401(k)

Got kids and a job? If you’re like most parents, you’d rather spend time with the kids, or even sit in traffic, than spend time rebalancing and monitoring your 401(k).While saving for retirement

What is Asset Allocation?

Have you ever heard of asset allocation?Maybe an advisor started talking about investment strategies, mentioned “asset allocation,” and you nodded along not knowing what he was talking about.

The Basics of Portfolio Rebalancing

Inside: Learn the basics of portfolio rebalancing.You’ve started investing, whether by opening an IRA, enrolling in the company 401(k) plan or even opening a brokerage account. Yay!Now what?

401(k) Vesting Schedules and Why You Should Care

Inside: Is all the money in your 401(k) really yours to keep? It may not be, depending on the vesting schedule and your tenure at work.Vesting may sound like a ceremony of sorts, like a golf