Money & Investing

When I first started learning about investing, dividends confused me. When I first started learning about investing, dividends confused me. Not because the concept is complicated — it’s actually one of the simpler ideas in investing. But because nobody explained it in plain language. Every definition I found used financial terminology that assumed I already…

If you’ve spent any time reading about investing, you’ve probably heard the term “S&P 500” more times than you can count. If you’ve spent any time reading about investing, you’ve probably heard the term “S&P 500” more times than you can count. It comes up in financial news, in investing advice, in conversations about retirement….