Investment Property Or Nah?
I get asked about investment properties more often than many other financial concepts. Apparently the word on the street (Main Street, that is) is that having rental properties is a(Read more)
What Should Young Investors Be Mindful Of?
A lot of us have probably become newly interested in investing, thanks to the GameStop mania the past few weeks. But if the situation taught us anything, it’s that you(Read more)
Getting Rid Of Bad Investments
We’ve all been there. That toxic ex whose Instagram we can’t stop stalking or continuing to buy sneakers online (even though we already have twenty sitting unworn in the closet).(Read more)
Can Your Shopping Habit Be a Good Investment? | AOL Rise
How being a smart shopper can impact your portfolio.
Nicole Lapin on Jansing Co. Are Women Better Investors than Men?
From CNBC to Bloomberg to MSNBC, Nicole’s latest appearances and commentary on the economy, the market, and personal finance.
How To: Get Into Investing
Hosted by Nicole, these fun, accessible how-to videos cover everything from organizing your expenses to checking your credit report to negotiating your monthly bills. Using her signature conversational style, and(Read more)
Investing 101
Hosted by Nicole, these fun, accessible how-to videos cover everything from organizing your expenses to checking your credit report to negotiating your monthly bills. Using her signature conversational style, and(Read more)
Should I Invest In a 401(k)?
Nicole answers your burning money questions in a way that you don’t need a dictionary to understand on #AskNicoleLapinAnything. From whether to lease a car or buy used to if(Read more)
When it Comes to Investing, Confidence is Key
Here’s why you should care about investing: because stashing your money under a mattress is ridiculous. Not only because it doesn’t make you money, but because you actually lose money. Yes, you lose money. No,(Read more)
4 Boss Ideas to Invest in Y-O-U This Spring
Something I love about springtime is the renewed energy that is palpable everywhere. It’s a wonderful time to revisit resolutions that you made earlier in the year, clean up your(Read more)
6 Common What-Ifs for Newbie Investors (and How to Handle ’em)
You want to be emotional? Be that way about your man, your children, yourself, your shoes—anything but your money. Here are some common fears when it comes to investing, and how(Read more)
How to Invest in Real Estate (Without Owning Actual Property!)
Real estate is either a great investment or a terrible investment, depending on who you ask. It all depends on what you are buying and where you are buying it. Whether you(Read more)
4 Things You NEED to Know When Apartment Hunting
Despite our best wishes, 2021 has been pretty wild so far. Of course this has had ripple effects into every industry, but real estate has been fascinating. People have new(Read more)
WTF are Capital Gains
I don’t need to tell you that taxes are a big fucking deal. They can make a huge difference in making or breaking your wealth. Let’s say you made a(Read more)
Turn Your Hobby Into a Jobby
With a side hustle, you can supplement your paycheck while also developing the talents that don’t get a lot of play in your nine-to-five. Committing to a side hustle could(Read more)
WTF Is A Dogecoin?
By now, you’ve heard of the crypto currency that started as a meme. So now we need to figure out WTF is a Dogecoin. Most people think Dogecoin is a(Read more)
What The New Presidency Means For You
Big changes are happening this year—many of them because of the new presidency. The Biden Administration will affect different people in different ways, but there are some important financial changes(Read more)
How To Do A New Year Money Detox In Just 7 Days
Every January, people attempt to detox after the holidays. But usually by week two or three—and certainly by February—we’re back to our old ways: shopping, happy hours, eating ice cream(Read more)
How To Find $100 In Your House Right Now
Finding money in your house isn’t about actually finding money in your house. As satisfying as it is to be going through your laundry to discover a forgotten $20 in(Read more)
Why I Would Rather Get COVID Than Move With PODS Again
Sometimes when you try to save money, it ends up costing you way more. And sometimes, it doesn’t only cost you more money but time, and I’ve long said that(Read more)
Five Things I Learned From My Nightmare Moving With PODS
This summer, I moved from New York to Los Angeles. To make things easier on myself, I tried using PODS, a moving and storage company that markets itself as being(Read more)
Where To Put That Mani Money
When you’re thinking about how to allocate your money, remember the 3 E’s—essentials, endgame, and extras. You should be putting the majority of your take-home pay (65%) into Essentials, 30(Read more)
How Dating Financial Dynamics Have Changed
Dating is a tricky business and even trickier during COVID. “Who pays the bill on the first date?” has become “if they offer to order you dinner, do you give(Read more)
What Do These 7 Employment Terms Actually Mean?
The dialogue surrounding unemployment has almost become as daunting as the issue itself. Job uncertainty is stressful enough. Don’t let the jargon give you more anxiety. Here are a few(Read more)
6 Ways To Deal With Market Fluctuations
I know it feels like you need a valium these days to look at the market. My advice (coming from a former network news anchor): try not to check the(Read more)
What Does This Market Jargon Mean? 7 Terms You Think You Know But Don’t
I truly believe that money is just a language like anything else, we just don’t have a Rosetta Stone for it and we didn’t learn it growing up. The first(Read more)
5 Money Tips To Navigate The Pandemic
I wrote three personal finance/business books and covered money news for more than a decade — but I can honestly say, this “new normal” is something I never expected. Sure,(Read more)
Here’s How to Find Your Work Wife
When I found out I was going to get to be the anchor of an investigative series at my first broadcast job, I immediately ran to tell my bestie at(Read more)
Why You Should Tell Your Boss You’re Taking a Mental Health Day
Until I took my first mental health day, I bought into the stigma that they are “just an excuse” to skip work. I was launching a company and working full-steam(Read more)
Why You Should Encourage Your Employees to Take a Mental Health Day
The concept of taking a “mental health day” is pretty widespread and becoming more and more accepted (it’s even legally protected, in most cases, as a totally acceptable reason to(Read more)
How I Learned to Talk to My Boss About Burnout Without Backlash
When I landed a job as a business news anchor at 21 after graduating with a broadcast degree from Northwestern, I was thrilled. But I hated the beat that was(Read more)
How To Build A Tribe of Mentors with Tradesy CEO Tracy DiNunzio
In this episode of The Boss School, I chat with my dear friend Tracy DiNunzio of Tradesy (you know, just THE largest peer-to-peer resale site for luxury goods.). I bet you’re going(Read more)
7 Ways to Get From Burnout to Balance
Until very recently, if you had asked me to make a list of all the things I valued, it wouldn’t have even occurred to me to put myself on it.(Read more)
3-Step Burnout Prevention Plan
I thought I was Superwoman. I’d wrapped up shooting for the second season of my TV show and had just finished touring the country promoting my second book. I was(Read more)
How Much Of Your Paycheck You Should Spend vs. Save
It may seem hard to figure out how to make the most of your monthly paycheck when for most of us, it’s not changing month-to-month. But, you can make sure(Read more)
Last Minute Tax Tips for Late Filers
It’s probably something you’ve wondered about before: just what happens when you miss the tax filing deadline? I get it, sometimes certain things just fall through the cracks. In this(Read more)
5 Ways to Boost Your Financial Wellness
Now that January is over, I have to ask — how are those financial resolutions coming along? It takes about 3-4 weeks to create a new habit, so hopefully, the(Read more)
QUIZ: Should you buy or rent a home?
If you’re dead set on buying a home, here’s a quiz to see if you are considering everything. Remember that housing should make up about 35% of your overall monthly(Read more)
3 Sneaky Ways to Be Your Own Publicist
You don’t need a schmancy publicist to get the word out about your new business. In fact, if you’re just starting out and watching every penny (which you should be)(Read more)
How To: Find Your Side Hustle Sweet Spot
You clearly know how to hustle. But do you know how to “side hustle?” It’s a popular phrase in today’s work world because it’s a popular thing to do. A(Read more)
If You Only Do 6 Things to Protect Your Financial Future, Do These!
As Rich Bitches, we love to plan: our outfits, our weekends, and (of course) our killer career moves. But we’re not always as on-the-ball about planning for our finances down(Read more)
New Year New You Financial Bootcamp
According to the recent Millennial Mindset on Money Survey conducted by Capital One, more than a quarter (27%) of Millennials say that establishing a solid nest egg would give them(Read more)
How To: Recover From a Spending Hangover
It’s an easy thing to do: blow your entire month’s budget on holiday shopping, festive outfits, and dining out. Trust me: I’ve been there, too. It wasn’t until I had(Read more)
3 Tough Truths About Housing that Will Ultimately Make You Feel Happier in Your Home
When I moved from Atlanta to New York City to start my dream job at CNBC, and started looking for apartments, I almost hyperventilated at the prices. Keep in mind, this(Read more)
3 Things You Don’t Know About Your Income (But Should)
Money might not be so easy to earn, but it is easy to calculate. What comes in is your “income” (duh). But, as you’ve probably noticed from your pay stubs, the money(Read more)
Post-Divorce Boot Camp
So you want to look like a hot divorcée—you might as well act like one, too. You may still be getting used to your life as a single lady, but(Read more)
3 Things You Should Know About Retirement…NOW
You know you should get going on saving for retirement, but you think “there’s time.” Well, maybe. But that depends on what kind of life you want to live when you retire.(Read more)
7 Bitches Who Are Always Broke
Are you one of these people, or know someone who is? Let me be clear. Being a Rich Bitch is good. (Rich Bitches are the good kinda bitches, like Glinda(Read more)
3 Personal Finance Myths…BUSTED
Myth: “Makeup is a ‘luxury’ item. Nicole says: Makeup is a work investment Get this: a team of Harvard researchers found recently that wearing a moderate amount of makeup makes(Read more)
3 Financial Tricks to Watch Out For
True story: I didn’t check my credit report until I was 25 years old. Not one single time. As a budding financial journalist reporting from the floor of the Chicago(Read more)