Over the last few weeks we’ve been talking about investing from a beginner’s perspective. Investing in growing companies can be a great way to grow your savings more quickly, but what if a company stops growing or, even worse, starts shrinking? This week we’ll talk about another way to earn income by investing in funds…
Thank you for your patience while Penny Forward Podcast editor Byron Lee took time to grieve the loss of his mother. We’ll be returning with new episodes on July26th. Until then, please enjoy this rerelease of our interview with Gina Marie Applebee. Gina has a B.S. in geology, an M.S. in marine geo physics, an…
Chris: Welcome to “Target Your Goals,” a podcast by Penny Forward. Penny Forward is a community of people who are blind, their family, and friends who share a common interest in financial independence. Join us, via our Facebook group, and we will work together to avoid financial obstacles and target our goals. The purpose of…
You may notice a new look to this week’s Members Only Group Chat Reminder and Latest News email. The software we were using to automate sending these emails is inaccessible, making it difficult for our blind team members to edit these emails without assistance. This is not acceptable so we’ve been hunting for something better.…
My time at the 2022 ACB Conference and Convention has been way too short. I’ve met many amazing blind people, but Monday I attended the best convention session I’ve ever heard. Titled, “Selling Yourself: How to Put Your Best Foot Forward in the Evolving Employment World.”, and presented by the ACB employment committee, Independent Visually…
If our Internet connection holds up, we’ll be touring the exhibit hall at the 2022 ACB Conference and Convention starting at 11:00 AM CT today. Use the link below to join us. https://www.clubhouse.com/join/penny-forward/DjGgwFid/mywzn0La?utm_medium=ch_invite&utm_campaign=FWyXXhV00FS8XmM1aAy9 mg-266773
This week’s members only group chat will be canceled because we’ll be traveling home from the 2022 ACB convention on Wednesday, July sixth. If you’re a member, please be on the lookout for bonus content to be posted some time after the convention ends. If you haven’t joined yet, make sure to visit pennyforward.com/membership to…
Today we’re on our way to the 2022 ACB Conference And Convention in Omaha. The American Council of the Blind and National Federation of the Blind both host national conventions every summer. They’re great places to build strong relationships with blind people, learn about products and services from blind-owned businesses, and learn about the latest…
Monthly team member spotlights are a way for you to learn more about the people who make Penny Forward possible and thank them for the work they do to help blind people build bright futures one penny at a time. This month we’re featuring Liz Bottner, vice president of the Penny Forward board of directors…
This week we continued looking at investing from a beginners perspective using the Yahoo Finance app’s accessible charts. Specifically, we discussed how investing in a large number of stocks, using a fund, is less risky than investing an individual company stock. We also discussed how investing over long periods of time is less risky than…