What's your smart money IQ? Test your knowledge and boost your skills by taking this quiz

What's your smart money IQ? Test your knowledge and boost your skills by taking this quiz  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE WED, SEP 04, 2019 YOUR WEALTH Editor's Note When it comes to managing your money, knowledge truly is power. With that said, take the CNBC + Acorns smart money quiz to see how your financial know-how measures up. It's a simple way to find out how smart you are about money and investing. If you do great, feel free to brag to your family and friends. If you do poorly, keep it to yourself. But also use it as a personal challenge to yourself to improve your financial management skills. Let's be honest, strong financial knowledge will give you the tools to help guide you to determine your short- and long-term financial goals and create a balanced plan to meet those goals. I challenge you … take the quiz. For more cool stuff like this, please follow me on Twitter @jimpavia and check out CNBC's Financial Advisor Hub and CNBC + Acorns Invest in You: Ready. Set. Grow. Jim Pavia @JIMPAVIA What's your smart money IQ? Test your knowledge and boost your skills by taking this quiz Thinking about money may stress you out, but it's important to make smart decisions to become financially secure. The 5 things novice investors should stop doing No matter how tempting, new investors should avoid timing the market along with these other investing missteps. How to prepare for a recession Whether or not one is on the horizon, you should take some steps ahead of time to recession-proof your life. 'Hidden sales tax': How Trump's tariffs will impact prices — and what consumers can do about it The U.S. decision to hike duties on Chinese goods will weigh on consumers. Labor Day may be the last chance to avoid higher prices on some products. Here's why millions of millennials are not homeowners Homeownership among millenials is lower than their parents and grandparents. Here's why Here's what you should know about Medicare costs if you're nearing age 65 Although some consumers mistakenly believe Medicare is free, it comes with a variety of expenses — which means you should plan ahead to avoid costly mistakes. Fewer women now pay their credit card balances in full Americans — especially women — are feeling less confident about their finances today than just a few months ago. Here's what could take a big bite out of your retirement nest egg — and how you can control it As you enter retirement, you may find yourself putting more money toward travel, home renovations or other lifestyle changes. That's probably at odds with the fixed income you envision living on. Here's how to adjust for that spending. This tax deadline is right around the corner. How you can prepare When it comes to taxes, Sept. 16 doesn't quite have the same ring as April 15. However, this deadline is an important one for entrepreneurs, investors and people in the side-gig economy. Here's why. The real bubble has always been in active management "The real bubble is in actively managed funds. But we're nowhere near that bubble's peak, which was in the mid to late 1990's ..." CONTRIBUTORS Sharon Epperson @sharon_epperson Josh Brown @ReformedBroker Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel   Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy CNBC Events   © 2019 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS