Stepping Into Financial Wellness | What Would Accreditation Change Mean for Real Estate Investors? | 5 Tips to Boost Your Financial Wellness This Winter
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[] - [Stepping Into Financial Wellness](
I know the readers of A Step Ahead are financially savvy and don’t [invest]( without doing their homework. A new proposal before Congress would loosen restrictions on investing, and we have an expert’s point-of-view on how this change could impact real estate investing for the better. Another aspect of being financially savvy is using all of your available resources to advance your goals. We have some expert advice about how to better use employer provided resources to improve your financial situation. Finding ways to get rewards or rebates when buying your necessities is savvy and resourceful. Kiplinger personal finance editor [Ellen Kennedy]( has details of an offer for BJ’s members to earn double rewards on their purchases. - Donna LeValley, personal finance writer [Get Advice From Vanguard When You Need It Most](
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[] [What Would Accreditation Change Mean for Real Estate Investors?](
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Did you know the SEC has qualifications for investors? An accredited or sophisticated investor is one with a special status under financial regulation laws. Those laws limit who can invest and what they can invest in based on income or net worth. [Edward E. Fernandez, CEO of 1031 Crowdfunding, examines the upside of the proposal to allow investors to qualify for accreditation by taking an exam](. [] FINANCIAL WELLNESS
[] [5 Tips to Boost Your Financial Wellness This Winter](
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