Savings
Emergency Cash Reserves

Emergency Cash Reserves-Unloved Yet Necessary

I met with a couple recently to deliver their financial plan, and throughout the first half of the meeting we laughed repeatedly as they seemed...

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Stolen Identity
Young Consumers

Young Consumers Detect Foul Play

Tax and wage related ID theft on the riseThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its annual nationwide...

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Retirement
life insurance retirement

Should I Own Life Insurance in Retirement

When people near retirement they often wonder how much, if any, life insurance they should have during retirement. When you are working and...

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Savings
First Budget

Creating Your First Budget

Budgeting is one of the first great lessons of personal finance, yet relatively few people are taught the basics of creating one. Or if they’re...

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Investment
Better bank

The Hunt for a Better Bank Account

The recent rise in banks looking to make up for lost revenue caused by tightening credit regulations and a seemingly never ending low rate...

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Retirement
Maxed Retirement

I've Maxed Out My Retirement Plan... What Next?

First off, if this situation applies to you then let me say… “Congratulations!”You’re doing a great job of saving for your future, and it will...

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Investment
investing stocks

Dont Just Buy What You Know

Investors often embrace advice from accomplished professionals to, “buy what you know.” Legendary fund manager Peter Lynch and investing icon...

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Investment
invest in your future

Determine if You’re Ready to Start Investing

Life is good. You love where you live. You’re flourishing at work. Your income is growing, and so, too, is your bank account. Everything, it...

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Retirement Account

RMD Time: Handling Retirement Account Distributions

Anyone who owns a tax-advantaged retirement account such as a 401(k) or individual retirement account (IRA) — that’s 63% of (or 77.5 million)...

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Insurance
long-term care isnurance

Should You Buy Long-term Care Insurance

For many people in retirement, their greatest fear is ending up in a nursing home. Being able to live independently or, barring that, getting...

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Investment
prepaid cards

Prepaid Cards Get a Look From the Consumer Protection Bureau

In today’s economic world cash isn’t king – plastic is! Consumers swipe credit or debit cards for just about everything, including their...

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Investment
Union Blues

The European Union Blues

When an individual or corporation owes more money than can be paid back, they can declare bankruptcy. But what happens when a country like...

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Losing a Loved One
Financially After a Death

What To Do Financially After a Death

Make a list of financial issues that will need to be addressed in the coming weeks and months, and focus on those actions that you must take...

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Investment
Don’t Understand My Financial Plan

I Don’t Understand My Financial Plan

Recently reflecting on some of cinema’s greatest intellectual quotations, I was reminded of movie Detective James Carter’s infamous query in...

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Savings
Sound Financial Plan

Save with a Sound Financial Plan

Last Updated: February 17, 2012 Any recent efforts you've made to scrimp, save and pay off debt should become a permanent part of your...

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Investment
FTC Rules

New Federal Consumer Protection Rules – What You Should Know

On Jan. 1, new federal consumer protections went into effect on issues ranging from transparency on credit reports to safeguards against...

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Savings
Ways to Be a Better Saver

Put Your Finances on a Diet: 8 Ways to Be a Better Saver

Every January, millions of us begin the New Year with a very familiar set of resolutions: Lose weight, save money. Both goals are surprisingly...

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Financial Millennials

Ten Wise Financial Planning Moves for Millennials

As busy as they are building careers, starting families and carving out a niche in the world, the importance of financial planning early in...

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Savings
money resolutions

The Promise and Peril of New Year Money Resolutions

As is customary this time of year, we begin to reflect on the year that is ending as well as the approaching year. This process can create a...

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College

Applying for Financial Aid A Quick FAFSA Primer

With the price of a college education rapidly rising over the last decade, and in the current difficult economic times, students and families...

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Investment
Makeover your finances

Year of the Dragon Financial Makeover

Occupying the fifth position in the Chinese Zodiac, the Dragon is the mightiest of the signs. The Dragon is a creature of myth and legend, and...

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Stolen Identity
identity theft

Top Ways You Can Prevent Ident Identity Theft

Identity theft is a topic that doesn't stand still because new ways to steal your personal information—and access your money and credit—crop up...

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Retirement
Prioritizing Retirement Decisions

Prioritizing Retirement Decisions

Retirement can be daunting to figure out, because the implications of your choices tend to get magnified. A market drop or negative health...

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Starting a New Job
your first job

Your First Job — The First Great Move

New college graduates will be entering the workforce this summer with plenty of excitement – and plenty of debt. Though your first job is...

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Credit Repair
cut your debt

10 Ways to Cut Your Debt Now

For many, the decision to get out of debt is preceded by weeks, months or possibly years of worry about these obligations. But it’s important...

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Bankruptcy
credit resolutions

Put Your Credit Resolutions in Motion

One way to cut the sting of heavy credit card bills is to set a new agenda when it comes to credit. Consider the following ideas:Set Dates for...

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Saving on Taxes
tax edge

8 Ways to Gain an Extra Tax Edge

The golden rule for minimizing your tax burden and avoiding unpleasant surprises from the IRS this year — and any year for that matter — can be...

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Credit Repair
credit counseling

Credit Counseling Services

If you are stressed by debt and can't pay your bills on time, especially credit card debt, you may want to enlist the help of a nonprofit...

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Investment
better future

6 Tips for a Better Financial Future

Summer is upon us and in full swing. While you (hopefully) have some well-deserved time off, take the necessary steps to get your financial...

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Savings
holiday entertaining

Holiday Entertaining on a Sensible Budget

What better way to ring in the holidays than by hosting some of your favorite people to socialize, celebrate and relieve some holiday stress...

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