Despite its well-known volatility, cryptocurrency is on fire and many investors are looking to profit on its white-hot rise. Cryptos such as Bitcoin and Ethereum ebb for a while and then climb higher, and many other popular digital currencies are doing so, too. Experienced traders have been speculating on crypto for years, but what if … Read more
While cryptocurrency has surged in popularity in recent years, only a small minority of Americans have actually traded it. Among the most popular cryptos are Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin, each of which has seen a lot of action in the past year or so. The appeal for traders? The potential to make significant money on … Read more
Prasit photo/Getty Images A brokerage account is an account that allows you to purchase securities like stocks, bonds, cryptocurrency, mutual funds and ETFs. By investing in these assets through a brokerage account, you can build significant wealth over time. Opening a brokerage account makes sense for people who have additional savings after building an emergency … Read more
An index fund is an investment fund – either a mutual fund or an exchange-traded fund (ETF) – that is based on a preset basket of stocks, or index. This index may be created by the fund manager itself or by another company such as an investment bank or a brokerage. These fund managers then … Read more