Forecasting For Success Podcast with Dr. Brie Kara 31: Erica + Investing 101

Erica is presently a psychology graduate student who is eager to learn how to self-manage her finances, but has been hesitant in the past due to a negative experience with cryptocurrency. Dr. Brie speaks with Erica to discuss where these emotions around money may be coming from through an astrological lens and offers real-world educational tips on actions Erica can take to strengthen her personal finances.

This episode mentions visuals used in the conversation, which are linked here for you to also review [note: none of these are affiliate links]:

1) Capitalize helps you move your old 401(k)s to an IRA account with top providers at no cost to you: https://www.hicapitalize.com/

2) Use your preferred online brokerage or search engine to look up any index fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF) (e.g., VU, VOO, etc.) to review its minimum purchase price, expense ratio, etc. – remember to keep the expense ratio as low as possible (e.g., 0.03%) when you’re choosing which ETFs you want to invest in!

3) U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission ‘Compound Interest Calculator’ to help you create a “retirement number”: https://www.investor.gov/financial-to...

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