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What Is A Certificate Of Deposit And How Do CD Ladders Work?

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Savings of any kind is an absolute necessity to help you deal with unexpected emergencies and have money available for future spending needs and wants. While savings accounts are great, you might want to earn more interest than you do on your savings account. If you’re hesitant to invest extra savings in real estate or […]

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What Are The Best Ways To Save For College?

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The growing cost of college for our children can be downright overwhelming. Many parents are still paying off their own student loan debt. So thinking about the best ways to save for their kids’ college often gets delayed. College costs in the US have steeply increased over the past few decades. From 1985 to 2011, the […]

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What Is A 401k Loan And What Are Its Pros And Cons?

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If you contribute to a 401k plan through your employer, it could be one of your most substantial assets besides your home. And if money is tight and your savings account balance is running low, you might think about how you can tap into the funds in your 401k. But you know there must be […]

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What Is An IRA and How Do I Use It?

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Saving for retirement is critically important and should be a part of everyone’s financial picture. But what can you do if you are already maxing out your employer-sponsored retirement plan? Or worse yet, don’t have access to one? It’s simple. You can open up an Individual Retirement Arrangement—often known as an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). […]

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How Can I Plan For A Successful Career Change?

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Figuring out how you want to earn a living can be tricky whether you’re just starting professionally or you’re trying to pivot to a new vocation. There are so many potential directions to go in, each with their own set of pros and cons, and each with their individual requirements for entry. Your career will […]

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What Are Those Target Date Things In My Retirement Plan?

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If your employer offers a retirement savings plan, chances are one of your investment options is a target date fund. They may be grouped under a heading such as “Do the Investing for Me”, “Balanced”, or “Asset Allocation”. You will recognize them because they have a year in their name, such as 2045. You may […]

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What Is A 457 And Who’s Lucky Enough To Qualify For One?

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There’s a good chance you’ve heard a lot of talk about retirement plans. In particular, most people are familiar with 401(k) plans. But if you work in the public sector, you likely won’t be able to get your hands on a 401(k). Instead, your employer probably offers a 403(b) option. Those retirement plans are important, […]

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Should I Move To A Lower Cost Of Living Area?

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Quite simply, cost of living (COL) is what you pay to cover the basics to live such as housing, food, utilities, etc. Since it’s not your imagination and it really does cost more to live now than it did for previous generations, would it make sense for you to move to a lower cost of living […]

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What Is The Best Way To Store Important Documents?

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Whether you recently got married, had a baby, bought a car, took out a student loan, or purchased a home or rental property, – your stack of important documents is growing. When you finally make time to go through your file cabinet or the boxes of paperwork you have to figure out what to keep, […]

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What Important Documents Should I Keep And For How Long?

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Are you one to set the mail on the counter when you get home from work? Most of it is junk anyway right? You know you need to take care of the bills and important documents but you keep putting it off, and the pile keeps growing. Eventually, you pay the bills. But then you […]

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Do I Really Need Business Insurance?

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You’ve finally decided to start freelancing or start your own business. You know there’s a lot to consider when launching your own gig, so you’ve registered your business name, opened a business bank account, got business cards printed and built a business website. But you’ve never really thought about getting business insurance. Now you’re wondering […]

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What Are Some Of The Drawbacks Of Working From Home?

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Ahh, the dream of working from home. The freedom, the flexibility, the ability to work in your pajamas. What’s not to love? Increasingly, more Americans are working all or at least part of the work week remotely. A recent Gallup poll found that in 2016, 43% of employees worked remotely at least some of the […]

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I Love Part-Time Work But How Do I Plan For Retirement?

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Work. Even though we know we have to work until we are financially independent, many of us have a love-hate relationship with it. We love the money we earn, but we aren’t always thrilled with our jobs or how much of our lives revolve around work. The description of a “traditional” career has changed over […]

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Should I Let My Teenager Get A Part-Time Job?

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Your teenager continually begs you for money, and here they are again. You’re starting to feel like an ATM. But this time you pause, ignore their outstretched hand and say no. It’s time to set some limits here. Frustrated, your teen asks if they can get a part-time job to earn their own money. You […]

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What Is A Certificate Of Deposit And How Do CD Ladders Work?

What Are The Best Ways To Save For College?

What Is A 401k Loan And What Are Its Pros And Cons?

What Is An IRA and How Do I Use It?

How Can I Plan For A Successful Career Change?

What Are Those Target Date Things In My Retirement Plan?

What Is A 457 And Who’s Lucky Enough To Qualify For One?

Should I Move To A Lower Cost Of Living Area?

What Is The Best Way To Store Important Documents?

What Important Documents Should I Keep And For How Long?

Do I Really Need Business Insurance?

What Are Some Of The Drawbacks Of Working From Home?

I Love Part-Time Work But How Do I Plan For Retirement?

Should I Let My Teenager Get A Part-Time Job?

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