Author: Financiarul

Teachers are some of the hardest working people on the planet. They have to deal with children of all ages and all the drama, stress, exhaustion that comes with it. They prepare basically year-round, spend countless hours grading papers and exams, and have to develop personalized approaches for each one of their students. Also, they are underpaid — quite drastically in some parts of the United States. Even in private schools, where up to 80% of teachers have advanced college … Continue reading “Educators Across the Country Struggle With Low Salaries”

A growing number of Americans are going into debt to pay for pre-wedding events, data shows. According to a recent poll of 1,039 adults by Credit Karma, one in five people (21%) said they went into debt to fund their own wedding while 20% said they’ve gone into debt to attend someone else’s. This may come as a surprise until you remember the average price of a wedding is $35,329. The average number of guests at a wedding is 165, … Continue reading “Up to 20% of Americans Go Into Debt To Attend Weddings”

It’s no surprise that high net-worth investors are often hesitant to parcel out funds. In fact, more than 63% of these HNW investors find high value in an advisor who offers personalized advice. After the throes of a turbulent 2018, most people were expecting slow market growth as companies recover from the changing tides. However, a recent survey of high net-worth investors has revealed that most wealthy people are optimistic regarding the status of the global economy, bullish, even. According … Continue reading “New Survey Reveals Most HNW Investors Are Optimistic Regarding Global Economy”

When it comes to SEO, marketers always need to be on their toes. Trends change rapidly and it’s important to keep up so search engine rankings don’t fall. So what do some of the industry’s leading experts expect to see this year regarding SEO? Let’s take a look. Links Continue to Matter One major aspect of SEO is links — whether it’s internal links, backlinking, or acquiring links from other sites, links continue to be a key part of successful … Continue reading “What SEO Trends Can We Expect to See This Year?”

According to a recent survey by Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, 89% of investors in the U.S. are interested in putting their money into real estate. While real estate can potentially be a profitable investment opportunity, there’s a specific type of real estate investment that could actually end up costing you more than you think: flipping. Flipping real estate can be a costly mistake for any new investor, even if it’s a tempting option. Why Flip In The First … Continue reading “Skip The Flip: Why Flipping Houses Is A Poor Investment”

When it comes to designing a good website, most companies are understandably concerned with what consumers think. After all, you have only about 10 seconds to make an impression and express to customers what they might get out of your site and your business. But recent data shows that a good portion of your website’s visitors can’t even think for themselves. That’s because they’re actually bots — and they’re bad ones, at that. With 40% of consumers claiming they would … Continue reading “Report: One-Fifth of All Web Traffic Attributed to Bad Bots”