personal finance

The Seed Tree Blog: Insights for the Financial Community

Stop Stalling and Take Action

The number one attribute that separates successful entrepreneurs from day dreamers is a bias for action—the people who get up and decide...

How to Determine Your Net Worth

Any journey worth undertaking has two known elements: the starting point and the intended finish line. At the journey’s end, it is...

It's About Time: Personal Finance in Schools

Florida became the latest state to begin mandating personal finance education and I say "It's about time!"

Set Up Your Financial System in Just Five Steps

These five steps are designed to get your financial life in complete order and maximize your tax savings each year.

How Dollar Cost Averaging Works

Dollar cost averaging is a buying strategy that lessens the volatility of stock purchasing by spreading the purchase over a longer period

Keep Your Teen From Being Robbed (in their portfolio)

It's robbery that we don’t teach our teens the benefits of compound interest so they can profit from the time value of money.

Ignore Your FOMO When it Comes to IPO Investing

Should you invest in an IPO (initial public offering)? While the media would have you say yes, the results are mixed at best.

Learn the Rule of 72: Think Like a Financial Planner

Learn the Rule of 72 in order to better understand why your rate of return in investing matters so much

Why Rate of Return Matters with Retirement Planning

When it comes to retirement planning, it's important to make sure you're saving enough and taking inflation into account.

Wait, I’m Actually Using Math in Real Life? Two Formulas Essential to Financial Intelligence

Learn two formulas to help you master the time value of money on your way to financial freedom.

Grandpa's Lessons on Life and Money

Of all the lessons from my grandfather, what he taught me about the importance of others and properly managing money stick with me the most.

The Saver and the Spender

We've all heard about the savers and the spenders, but perhaps we could do to learn a few lessons from both.