Read through this post on stocks or skip to the AllGen Academy stocks video below. When people think of investing, most of them think about the stock market. But what is a stock? A share of stock represents a fractional ownership of a company. For example, if a...
Read through this post on compound interest or skip to the AllGen Academy time value of money video below. Don’t forget to download our time value of money calculator to help you determine how much you need to save to be financially free. Perhaps the single most...
If you’ve already bought a home and are currently working on paying off your mortgage, you’ll want to see how any change to your monthly payments or an extra payment could impact your mortgage over its lifetime. You can click here to download our mortgage...
Determining exactly how much home you can afford is an important step in the home-buying process. Before you buy a house, you’ll need to figure out how much mortgage you can afford each month as well as how much of a downpayment you would need to avoid having to...
Before you buy a home, it’s important to determine just how much home you can afford. You’ll need to figure out both how much of a down payment you’ll need to avoid PMI as well as how much you can afford per month to pay off the mortgage. Our...
What Is Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI)? Private mortgage insurance, or PMI, is a type of insurance for your mortgage. If you put down less than 20% on your home when you buy it, you’ll most likely be required to purchase PMI. Although you’re paying for the PMI, it...
