Money
One of the keys to a sound financial strategy is spending less than you take in, and then finding a way to put your excess to work. A money management approach involves creating budgets to understand and make decisions about where your money is going. It also involves knowing where you may be able to put your excess cash to work.
Student Loan Protection
Learn why protecting your student loan payments is an important aspect of your income protection strategy.
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The Power of Compound Interest
Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.
A Penny Saved is Two Pennies Earned
Here are some simple and inexpensive energy-saving tips that may help you save money.
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Lifestyle inflation can be the enemy of wealth building. What could happen if you invested instead of buying more stuff?
4 Easy Ways to Turn the Next Generation into Savvy Savers
In times like these—nearly a decade after the Great Recession and in the midst of the current crisis—teaching your kids the value of a dollar is more critical than ever.
Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees: Teaching Your Tweens the Value
Now’s a great opportunity to help kids learn about the value of money. Not just that it’s useful or necessary—but how we get it and how to maximize its value.
Business Boosters: Holding on to Talent
No matter what business you’re in, once you start hiring employees, you get into the people business.
Go Back to School with As Little Debt As Possible
Are you feeling ready to expand your career? Or maybe switch careers altogether? After you’ve been in the working world a while, it’s common to want more from your professional life. A lot of people turn to graduate school to get there, but sometimes this plan is accompanied by a four-letter word: debt.
U.S. Personal Savings Rate
What can be learned from the savings rate?
Financial Fixes: How to Survive Job Loss
In the first few years after college, graduates tend to expect job turbulence.
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Paying Off a Credit Card
Enter various payment options and determine how long it may take to pay off a credit card.
What Is My Current Cash Flow?
Assess whether you are running “in the black” or “in the red” each month.
Historical Inflation
This calculator shows how inflation over the years has impacted purchasing power.
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Keeping Up with the Joneses
Lifestyle inflation can be the enemy of wealth building. What could happen if you invested instead of buying more stuff?
Student Loan Protection
Learn why protecting your student loan payments is an important aspect of your income protection strategy.
The Power of Compound Interest
Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.
Saving for College 101
Here’s a crash course on saving for college.