We’re excited to announce that Lasso is now available for pre-order exclusively on the iPhone App Store. You can find it on mobile by clicking here or go to the App Store and search “Lasso finance.” By pre-ordering the app, you will be among the first to get it because it will automatically download onto... Continue Reading →
How to Use Lasso to Reach Your Financial Goals
Reaching your financial goals can be both simple and complicated. It’s simple because the basic premise can be boiled down to saving money, which you’ve been doing since you got your first piggy bank. It’s complicated because the strategies you can employ to save, invest and plan often can feel so convoluted that the mental... Continue Reading →
7 Best Financial Planning Apps for People Who Know Nothing About Financial Planning
Whether you’re considering changing jobs, or eyeing potential new investment opportunities in crypto, there’s a chance you’ve found yourself in the past year thinking seriously about your financial situation, perhaps for the first time. Workers across America are poised to leave their jobs behind, choosing to embrace the uncertainty of new horizons rather than dust... Continue Reading →
5 Best Savings Apps for People Who Know Nothing About Money
The pandemic has affected us in many ways—some obvious, and not so much. One of the most incredible turnarounds has been the comeback of good, old fashioned saving. Just look at this chart showing the U.S. personal savings rate for the last 10 years. In April of 2020, the savings rate hit an all-time high... Continue Reading →
The 4 Core Elements of a Successful Financial Plan
Roughly one-third of the population made resolutions for 2020. The most popular resolution? Fifty percent of people said theirs was to lose weight, but not far behind was “save more money” at 49%. As I’m sure you’re aware, as a whole, we’re not great at sticking to resolutions. Of those who set goals for themselves,... Continue Reading →
Introducing Lasso
We wanted to take a moment to introduce you to Lasso: our brand new social financial planning app that connects consumers with financial advisors who can help them reach their life goals. At GoalBased Investors—the company behind Lasso—we use technology to help approach financial problems in new and better ways. We believe that new digital... Continue Reading →
Don’t Leave Money on the Table! Take Advantage of Workplace Benefits
Building a plan to reach your life goals may feel daunting. But something that may make it a bit easier is having extra money to save toward those goals. Where do you find extra money though? Well, a good place to start is actually at work. With your job, you are probably focused on how... Continue Reading →
Goal-based Planning vs Cash Flow Planning: Which One Will Help You Go Where You Want?
When it comes to reaching your financial goals, there are many roads you could take—and they don’t necessarily all lead to the same place. In order to make an informed decision on which route you’ll take, it’s important that you know which options are available to you before you start your journey. Goal-based planning and... Continue Reading →
What Should My Goals Be?
What should my goals be? Everyone has life goals and aspirations. So this question shouldn’t be hard to answer, right? And yet, when asked in the context of financial planning, it can be a tricky question to figure out. For some, it might be a hard question because you only have a small amount of... Continue Reading →
Where Should You Put Your Next Dollar of Savings?
Do you have extra money to save but no idea where to put that money to make the biggest impact? We know. This sounds like a champagne problem. But it can actually be challenging to figure out how to allocate your savings so that you are using your money most efficiently and your dollars are... Continue Reading →