Fintech Freedom’s Top Picks For June 2018

One of the things I enjoy most about the fintech and personal finance communities is reading all of the excellent content that other fellow bloggers produce. Here you will find our favorites from June 2018. 

I have listed the top picks from all months on the top posts page.

Personal Finance Posts

I first discovered this excellent TED Talk over at FourPillarFreedom.com

I would highly recommend taking the 11:00 minutes to watch this incredible story told by Curtis “Wall Street” Carroll…you won't be disappointed!

36 Obvious Investment Truths and The Best Free Investing Tools On The Web – From Ben Carlson over at A Wealth Of Common Sense.

Best Money Quotes from Well Kept Wallet.

16 Insider Habits Wealthy People Use To Grow Their Wealth by Money Smart Guides.

How American Household Finances Are ChangingVisual Capitalist took an in-depth look at how American household finances are changing. The article gives wonderful visuals on shifts in income, savings, debt, and household spending.

Is Homeownership Worth It? Mama Fish Saves a post on the hidden costs of homeownership and well worth a read for anyone considering homeownership.

23 Ways To Start Making Money Online Today is another by Mama Fish Saves.

Stalking the Accountant: Tax Plan Now Or Forever Hold Your Peace With the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act now the law of the land The Wealthy Account goes into depth on why tax planning is more important now. Well worth a read…especially if your tax situation (marriage, job change, business owner, independent contractor, etc) has changed this year.  

Aging and Our Investments over at The Coffee House Investor. A couple of great lines that tell you everything you need to know about this great short piece. “Compounding is the magic sauce to aging” and “Once you remove yourself from Wall Street’s obsession with trying to beat the stock market average and accept the fact that equaling the stock market average is a rather sophisticated approach to the whole thing, life gets a whole lot simpler.”

Too Big To Be Simple by A Wealth Of Common Sense is similar to the Coffee House Investor article above. In short, resist the attempt to think you are smarter than everyone else when it comes to investing.  

Millennial Revolution has a good article telling a good story about how to position yourself for the future. Note: the language isn’t exactly PG-rated but the point it makes is well worth the read.

Rethinking These Eight ‘Normal’ Behaviors Can Save You More Than $100,000 – No longer should you simply do what everyone else is doing just because you think it is what you ought to do. Instead, think outside the box and challenge conventional norms and you will find yourself excelling at ways you never thought possible. Courtesy of The Simple Dollar.

Bounce Back From a Market Correction With An Opportunity Fund from Listen Money Matters. Nobody knows what the market will do tomorrow. The best we can do is look at past results and data to try and discern where the market might be going…but let me repeat…nobody knows what will happen in the future! That said, this article outlines current market conditions and options for preparing for what “could” come next based on certain leading indicators.

Retirement Planning: How Do Americans Pay For Retirement? Insightful article from Don't Quit Your Day Job shedding light on how Americans pay for their retirement broken down by income sources and percentages.

Blockchain & Crypto

What Is Bitcoin? – by CoinCentral serves as a beginner’s guide for those interested in Bitcoin, the larger cryptocurrency network, and blockchain. Until now, FinTechFreedom has yet to discuss Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain. We will soon turn our attention to these subjects. Until then, please visit CoinCentral where you can learn more about these transformational technologies.

Great Resources

The Best Free Investing Tools On The Web – From Ben Carlson over at A Wealth Of Common Sense. Ben is a great writer who always provides a great deal of knowledge in an easy to understand manner.

The 101 Most Useful Websites on the Internet – Admittedly, I cherish finding articles like this. Articles that serve up great resources that are useful to many. This list came courtesy of Labnol.org.

Starting a Blog: The Complete DYEB (Do You Even Blog) Blueprint (2018+) – An excellent comprehensive step-by-step guide for anyone thinking about starting a blog over at Do You Even Blog by Pete McPherson.

Gloom in the Time of Oculus by Word On Fire. Technology is and can be an amazing tool but it can also be dangerous.

For a look at other amazing content from the personal finance community be sure to check out Rockstar Finance.

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