What is a UGMA, and Why Should I Invest Through It?
Monday, January 08
Many parents and guardians worry about saving for their children’s futures. Especially since the cost of college tuition has been rising even faster than inflation, ordinary savings accounts are becoming less and less attractive as vehicles to save for a child’s education and future expenses.A co...
What is Impact Investing, and Why Should I be Doing it?
Wednesday, January 03
What is impact investing?This is a question we are asked at American Homeowner Preservation with increasing frequency lately. More people than ever are hearing about this exciting new financial trend and wanting to know what the big deal is.Impact investing is simply using your money to affect ch...
Songbae Lee of Calvert Impact Capital on Impact Investing
Friday, December 29
Songbae Lee never set out to become an avid advocate of impact investing.Songbae was “conceived in South Korea, born in Cleveland.” In 1991, two things happened that fostered the impulse to harness the power of the market for social change: he graduated college, and the Soviet Union collapsed.“I ...
5 Steps to Impact Investing in 2018
Monday, December 18
Impact investing rose to prominence in a big way during 2017. Two major impact investing conferences – SOCAP and TBLI – celebrated milestones, and the Global Impact Investing Network’s Annual Impact Investor Survey 2017 showed promising momentum for the industry.If you haven’t thought too much ab...
Ohio Man Fights Big Insurance and Wins
Monday, December 11
A Kentucky man found himself in a David-and-Goliath-esque battle against his insurance company that is emblematic of the way big business preys on ordinary Americans.Jim Demetre purchased coverage from Indiana Insurance, which is owned by Liberty Mutual Group, the fourth-largest property insurer ...
What to do With Your Holiday Bonus
Monday, December 04
What is your favorite thing about the holiday season? Turkey? Hanukkah chocolate? Christmas lights?For many Americans, the best thing about this season is the bonuses that employers give out to reward their workers after a year of hard work. In fact, 63 percent of companies plan to give out monet...