by Hannah Rounds | Mar 21, 2018 | Education, Investing
Why do you invest? Is it to fund a retirement that is ten, twenty or thirty years away? Perhaps you plan to live off your investments for years to come. Maybe you’re investing to offset the cost of college for your kids. Whatever your reason, attaching a goal to...
by Hannah Rounds | Mar 4, 2018 | Investing
At DIY.Fund, we aim to make investing simple, straightforward, and accessible to all people. We don’t think you need to be a professional to manage your portfolio well. We believe that with the right tools, anybody can manage their portfolio well. However, as...
by Hannah Rounds | Jan 29, 2018 | Investing
My first stock purchase ever was 40 shares of DPS. I loved Dr. Pepper, and I googled, “Is DPS a good stock?” Apparently, the answer was yes, because I proceeded to dump most of my life savings (a hair over $1000) into the stock. Nobody accused me of being...
by Hannah Rounds | Jan 18, 2018 | Investing
When it comes to managing investments like a professional, even knowledgeable investors might be surprised by how far they can stray from their goals. I know that when I first began to use the DIY.Fund tools, some of the basic insights shocked me. For example, I keep...
by Hannah Rounds | Dec 13, 2017 | Investing
Elections, Brexit, Initial Public Offerings, changes in the Federal Reserve Rate. The marketplace changes at breakneck speeds, but the changes to the world don’t have to result to changes in your portfolio. When it comes to investing, one of the keys to success...
by Hannah Rounds | Nov 16, 2017 | Investing
Bonds are one of the most important investment asset classes, but they are also one of the most misunderstood. Bonds provide ongoing income to investors, and they tend to decrease portfolio volatility. As investors begin to construct their portfolios, it can be...
