Money Mapping: Three Steps to Clear Financial Goals

When creating your life vision, where do you begin? With inspiration! Read on to learn how to find inspiration for your vision.

Are Square or Stripe Capital Loans for You?

When creating your life vision, where do you begin? With inspiration! Read on to learn how to find inspiration for your vision.

Vaishali Shah sits down with Charlotte Talks to discuss the tax system

Copper Seed founder and coach Vaishali Shaw recently sat down with Mike Collins of WFAE’s Charlotte Talks to discuss the complexity of the current tax climate.

Ebb and Flow

It’s the end of the year as I write this, and my daughter and I are taking a much-needed break from the business of life by spending a few days in Florida. We’ve been fortunate to have warm weather and beautiful sun. Watching the rhythm of the ocean has made me...

Inflation, Interest Rates, and Fed Policy Explained

In April 2022, after the Federal Reserve made its first rate increase in about 3 years,  we suggested some financial moves to take advantage of still low interest rates at the time. We’re now revisiting the inflation and interest rate conversation for two reasons:...

The Power of Multiple Streams of Income

By Vaishali Shah and Sophie Carpenter   Cash flow fuels our financial growth, and in the modern economy, achieving financial freedom requires more than just saving. The budgeting mentality puts a lot of emphasis on reducing expenses. But, you can only reduce your...
What’s in a Credit Score?

What’s in a Credit Score?

As a young adult, strengthening your credit score is an important part of your financial strategy. So, how do you do this? Today we’ll look at the five components of a credit score and strategies to start off strong. Factors In a Credit Score Your credit score is...

5 Ways to Build Credit for the Future

5 Ways to Build Credit for the Future

A strong credit history gives you access to money tools that increase your financial security. How do you build positive credit if you don’t have credit history or if your credit score is low? This article shares 5 ways to build credit. 1. Checking account history...

Create a Life Vision To Achieve Your Money Goals

Create a Life Vision To Achieve Your Money Goals

Does visualizing success actually help you achieve it? Shirzad Chamine, discusses the power of visualization in his Positive Intelligence coaching series, and he says that it does. In a one-month study of basketball players improving their free throws, players were...

3 Step to Prioritizing your Cash Flow

3 Step to Prioritizing your Cash Flow

Unsure how to prioritize your excess cash flow? Here’s a 3-step process to create a plan. Think about your assets as having a return—either positive or negative. Money you contribute to investment and retirement accounts will grow over time and have a "positive"...

Health Savings Account: The Triple Threat of Tax Savings

Health Savings Account: The Triple Threat of Tax Savings

Looking for a way to save more tax dollars before filing your return? Be sure to max out the triple threat of tax-savings vehicles—the Health Savings Account (HSA). You can make your 2020 contributions until April 15, 2021. (Note that since the publishing of this...

Does the GameStop Story Change Investment Strategy?

Does the GameStop Story Change Investment Strategy?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last week, news of main street investors getting one up on Wall Street covered the news. Where will this story of GameStop lead, and does it change conventional investment strategy? The GameStop Story (So Far) The price of GameStop...