How our side project improved my investing skills
My husband is a software engineer, and together we have launched a couple of projects. The latest one, Bullish, a newsletter that delivers stock market information to your inbox every day, has helped me immensely to improve my investing skills.
We are a couple who enjoys talking about money. We have our goals and are firm believers in budgets, saving, and investing. So from time to time, the conversation circles back to the topic of being smart with our money.
Investment is something relatively new to me. Although I always thought investing was exciting and always admired those with the grit to do it, I never got into it. I thought investing was too hard, something out of my league, and a way to lose money, which I dreaded. Although I would read about the stock market and finances to keep up with hubby, I never made the actual move to start investing.
Until in 2017, after hearing a lot of buzz about Robinhood , I decided to give it a try. And I’m glad I did.
If you are not familiar with Robinhood, they are an app where anyone can invest. From beginners to more advanced investors, they make things pretty easy and straightforward for you to work on your portfolio. Of course, you still need to put in the work and do your research to make sure your decisions are on point, but Robinhood…
