Financial Blog
Not Sure Where to Invest? Here’s a Beginner Portfolio to Help You Get Started
Updated for 2020 Choosing your first investments can be overwhelming. There are so many options available, and it’s hard to figure out where to start…and the sheer number of choices can be crippling. To get instant diversification, low fees, and hundreds of...
10 Surprisingly Easy Ways to Protect Your Financial Info
You hear about data breaches in the headlines every day. Target, Yahoo!, big banks…and the list goes on. No company is immune – and that means we are all in danger. Where you live affects your risk According to the latest from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC),...
More Money for You, Less to the IRS: How to Minimize the Taxes on Retirement Withdrawals
The minute you start taking money out of your retirement accounts, the tax meter starts running. But a simple strategy lets you maximize your money and minimize the tax bill…so your retirement savings will last longer. To get the most out of your retirement...
Don’t Skip this Crucial Wealth-Building Step!
Workplace retirement plans, like 401(k)s, let you save for your future without much thought after you first sign up. That "set it and forget it" strategy works really well on the contribution side, so you’re constantly adding money without skipping. But that’s not the...
How to Repair the Damage of Child Identity Theft
Single moms, if your child has been the victim of identity theft, you’ll need to take specific steps to reverse the damage and protect him from future financial attacks. This process can be really frustrating, so make sure your child has an existing credit report...