Katy Ward

Whether you’re new to the stock market or a seasoned expert, finding the right mix of investments for your portfolio can be a delicate balancing act. A financial portfolio is a group of assets that you hold with the goal of achieving an increase in value. A portfolio typically includes investments such as stocks, funds, real estate, and precious metals.

Saving more in 2026 doesn’t require a total lifestyle overhaul, just a few repeatable moves that help you earn more on your cash and spend less by default.

Launched in 2019, Found helps small business owners to carry out their business banking, keep track of their bookkeeping, and manage their expenses through a single platform. As well as providing you with a Mastercard debit card² for business spending, the company offers tax and invoicing tools, such as automatic invoice generation and the ability to pay taxes via the app⁴ if you file a Schedule C.

Founded in 2020, Sparrow is a free-to-use online marketplace that allows you to search for undergraduate and graduate loans from its partner lenders without affecting your credit score. Offering borrowers access to more than a million pre-qualified loans per year, the service allows you to compare providers in just 3 minutes. For accessing potentially more attractive rates, you could consider adding a cosigner to your pre-qualification request.

Launched in 2019, Found allows small business owners to carry out their business banking, keep track of their bookkeeping, and manage their expenses through a single platform. As well as providing you with a Mastercard debit card for business spending, the company offers tax and invoicing tools, such as automatic invoice generation and the ability to pay taxes via the app if you file a Schedule C.

Progressive Insurance has delivered exceptional insurance and customer satisfaction for more than 80 years. Now, that experience and expertise has been applied to our innovative new term life insurance product. Progressive Life Insurance is committed to creating access to innovative, personalized term life insurance options so people of all walks of life can feel confident and secure about their loved ones’ financial future.

Acorns could be a great choice if you’re looking for a low-stress investment solution. As well as allowing you to create an account in five minutes, the company gives you the flexibility to invest automatically and makes adjustments to your portfolio based on your goals. While Acorns doesn’t offer a tax strategy, it does provide specialist sustainable and crypto products. It’s also nice to see that investors can earn rewards at certain retailers.

Unlock is a real estate investor that enables homeowners to access their home equity without taking on a traditional loan. Rather than disbursing funds over time, Unlock provides a lump sum cash payment upfront—up to $500,000—in exchange for a share of the future value of your home.

Having been in business for more than 90 years, Nationwide is one of the world’s largest insurance and financial companies. With a wide range of personal and vehicle auto policies, the provider offers discounts of up to 40% to those who can demonstrate safe driving habits, while low-mileage drivers may also pay less for coverage.

Founded in 2017, Wagmo is a New York-based pet insurance and wellness provider offering coverage for both emergency care and routine health needs for dogs and cats across the US. Wagmo allows you to visit any licensed vet and manage your policy through its intuitive mobile app. You can also access fast claim reimbursement and receive a 5% discount when insuring multiple pets.

Online financial services company Ally Bank offers a range of mortgage and refinance products to those with a credit score of 620 or higher. Borrowers can take care of every aspect of their mortgage application and completion online, while those in the early stages of buying a home can receive a pre-approval in as little as 3 minutes.

Buying—or even renting—property is one of the most important decisions a person can make. However, your financial responsibilities don’t end when you get the keys to your new home. It's essential you do everything you can to keep both your home and what’s inside of it safe.