It All Started When…
In 2007, as the great recession was just beginning, I began putting thoughts to paper – writing on just about every topic on personal finance and investing. As the enjoyment for writing grew, I purchased a domain name from a defunct real estate investing program, www.begintoinvest.com:
The stock market had been a hobby since as early as I can remember. And while exploring that hobby, I realized a lot of people needed help navigating through the complexities of the stock market, investing, personal finance, taxes, and more. After a decade of reading and learning everything I could, I began to do what I could to help get people started investing, saving, and planning.
What a journey it has been!
Since that first article was published we have had 1,000,000+ views, built up thousands of subscribers and followers, and learned a ton along the way!
But it doesn’t end here.
Begin to Invest exists to help those who want to help themselves. Our Fund Spotlight Series help you find investments, our Definition pages will help you learn key terms and phrases, and our This Day in Wall Street History pages will give you valuable prospective for the future.
But what I have realized is that many new investors try with little success, or get overwhelmed when starting out, and need further help. There was more I could do to help than just blogging.
In 2015 I launched Hylland Capital Management, to work with those looking for additional help.
Today, I am a partner at Arnold and Mote Wealth Management, a Flat Fee, Fiduciary, Fee Only, financial and retirement planning firm in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Since launching in 2015, we have been featured in publications such as CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, Kiplinger, and many more:
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