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Investing & macro

What does this change for your money?

How the Fed, interest rates, jobs and inflation reach your money, plus long-term investing, cash, accounts for kids, real estate and dividends. Taxes come up only where they change the picture.

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Guides by topic

  • Family Dividend Investing

    An orientation guide to passive dividend income in a US child's custodial brokerage account—covering account types, tax rules, and portfolio construction.

  • Low-Maintenance Real Estate

    A guide comparing REITs, crowdfunding, turnkey rentals, and syndications so busy parents can earn real-estate yield without landlord duties.

  • Saving Money

    A guide for US parents to choose the safest, best-yielding place for emergency cash—high-yield savings, money market accounts, and CDs compared.

  • Taxes, explained for families

    Guides on the Child Tax Credit, the childcare credit versus a dependent care FSA, custodial Roth IRAs, hiring family members, home-office deductions, self-employment tax, the QBI deduction, health reimbursement arrangements, solo 401(k)s, S corp versus LLC, a sole-proprietor business bank account, and the homeowner solar credit.