Brokerage fees can easily add up and make it harder to make a profit investing in stocks. Small fees can put you at a loss as soon as you buy shares. Learn some options for avoiding these annoying fees and how they can hurt your investments.
About Damien Peters
Living Abroad: 5 Things I Love and Hate About Living in Valencia, Spain
Living abroad comes with its benefits and its challenges. As an expat living abroad, there are an infinite number of places you can move. My choice of Valencia, Spain has come with things I love and things I hate. Learn more about this growing expat haven.
5 Best Audiobooks For Entrepreneurs & Side-Hustlers 2019
Listening to audiobooks is an affordable way to expand your knowledge and learn more about improving your finances. You don’t need a fancy advisor to start building wealth when there are plenty of great books to help guide you. Here are our favorite top 5 audiobooks to help you build wealth.
Don’t Let Student Loans Stop You From Real Estate Investing
Student loans are a problem for many millennials and can impact your ability to build wealth. But, they don’t need to stop you from using real estate as an investment to build wealth. Hear the story of someone managing their student debt while buying real estate for investment.
Is Financial Freedom Worth It?
Financial freedom is a great financial goal to work towards. Being able to live a life without worry about money is something most us are looking for. But, is it worth the work and sacrifice to get there?
Valentine’s Day Gifts that Celebrate Black History Month
Valentine’s Day is a time where you can show how important someone is in your life. But, it also occurs during Black History Month. Celebrate both with one of these black-owned or pro-black gift ideas.
10 Wealth Building Books for the New Year
When it comes to consistently building long-term wealth and reaching financial freedom, the biggest asset you have isn’t your bank account, it’s your mind. Ensuring you have the right money mindset and increasing your financial literacy will be the keys to reaching financial freedom. Too many want to jump straight into the technical details, asking […]
Living Abroad: Choosing Your Expat Country
I currently live in Valencia, Spain with my wife, son, and dog, having relocated from Oakland, CA. This is part of a series aimed at helping future and would-be expats make the same life decision. My first post focused on whether the expat life is for you. They say America is a big place. The […]
How I lost $130k Investing in Real Estate and Survived
When you are getting started investing in real estate, it can be frightening to imagine the worst case scenario. With so much money on the line, what happens if something goes wrong? The truth is setbacks and failures are a part of learning. There is a way to recover and grow strong. Hear this story about the biggest financial setback in my life.
Helping Women Invest Smarter: An Interview with Cassandra Cummings
Cassandra Cummings is the founder of the Stocks & Stilletto’s Society. She is a former financial services professional who left her job to help women learn how to invest in the stock market. Hear about her first investment and how she approaches investing.