Personal Finance Basics Series

Here’s everything you need to know about managing your personal finances. By the end of this series you’ll be running down the road to financial independence.

• #1: How will I know when I’ve saved enough to retire?
• #2: What are 401(k)s and pensions?
• #3: What is an IRA? (Individual Retirement Account)
• #4: What is a Roth IRA?
• #5: How the heck do taxes work?
• #6: What is a Backdoor Roth IRA?
• #7: What is an HSA? (Health Savings Account)
• #8: What are AGI and MAGI? (Adjusted Gross Income and Modified Adjusted Gross Income)
• #9: Checkpoint #1
• #10: How the heck does the stock market work?
• #11: What are the S&P 500 and the Dow?
• #12: The pitfalls of investing in the stock market
• #13: The stock market is a wealth-generating machine
• #14: How to profit from the stock market
• #15: A closer look at index funds