While Thrive’s primary investment focus is on the stock and bond markets, we often entertain questions about investments in other areas – individual stocks, real estate, private equity, franchise ownership, collectibles, wine, gold and other precious metals, cryptocurrency, and more.

One form of compensation that many publicly traded companies use to compensate their employees is granting stock in their company in the form of RSU’s.

If you’re a doctor, a dentist, a lawyer, or any other professional with a higher education, chances are that you could be looking at good amount of student loan debt...

Credit cards offer plenty of benefits, but come with their own set of risks. The benefits, such as cash back, rewards points, and airline miles, are often advertised clearly, as without them, there would be little incentive to use credit cards in the first place. The risks, however, often require a bit more reading and a bit more of a technical understanding of interest, penalties, and banking procedures.

If you are self-employed, an independent contractor, or have some miscellaneous income in which you received a 1099, here’s an idea to put some money away for retirement and reduce your federal income tax.

As financial planners, we have the opportunity to see all sorts of extremes when it comes to people’s finances. Is there really a way to "have your cake and eat it too"?