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#264: Ask Paula – How Do I Pick the Right Mix of Investments for My Retirement Portfolio?

Afford Anything

I researched this brokerage house and they have good features like auto rebalancing by buying fractional shares and things like that. A subset of the managed portfolios is an aggressively-managed portfolio with a higher amount of the investment in equities. I also have another $30,000 in a taxable brokerage account invested in VTI.

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Despite headwinds, these mortgage companies are hiring

Housing Wire

And mortgage brokerages, which don’t have the burden of high overhead, are heavily recruiting retail LOs whose pipelines have thinned in recent months. Several large mortgage brokerages see the market-wide volatility as a recruiting tool. Casa plans to also hire for data, IT, operations and HR roles.

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#297: Ask Paula – Should I Househack or Pay Off My Student Loans?

Afford Anything

The second option will reduce my rent by $200 per month, and I’d start to build equity sooner. The protected items that are not affected by your expected family contributions are: Home equity. I also have $100,000 in a taxable brokerage account and I have $100,000 in cash. If I expect to see returns greater than 7.2

Loans 67
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#350: Ask Paula: How Much Should We Spend on a Wedding?

Afford Anything

We owe $220,000 on our house, at an interest rate 3.75% and have $110,000 in equity. Some of this money will be diverted to my Roth IRA and I’ve opened a brokerage account with Fidelity to possibly invest some of the money in stock index funds. We contribute $12,000 a year to our brokerage. Should we have whole life at all?

HR 57
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Seven Predictions for 2023: The Grime Edition

Notorious ROB

Opendoor can try arguing that Opendoor Connect is a licensed real estate brokerage, and its listings are agent listings belonging to the main tab. Sure, the brokerage part is hurting badly because of the housing market, but the website remains as vital and as viable as ever. Zillow right now. Finally, D.R.

MLS 79