March 13, 2016 | Deposit Accounts

Credit Freezes – How Far Do You Want to Go to Lock Out Identity Thieves?

By: Sheryl Nance-Nash

It seems like every week there is a headline of yet another data breach. Many people know somebody who has been a victim of identity theft. Could you be next? For sure there’s a sense of vulnerability. Some people are going the extra step to protect themselves, and are freezing their credit as a way to keep identity thieves at bay.

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February 23, 2016 | Squared Away Blog

8 College Repay Plans – and Counting

This was going to be a quick blog post about the new student loan repayment program rolled out by the federal government in January. But the differences between it and the seven plans that preceded it were too confusing to figure out on a tight deadline.

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January 1, 2016 | Insurance News Net

Questions DOL Needs to Answer

By: Craig Lemoine

We put on our backpacks in 2008, navigated the Dodd-Frank Act and used a collective walking stick in 2010 when the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission held hearings about adopting a fiduciary standard. Five years later, our regulatory journey has coincided with the river of more than 10,000 baby boomers retiring every day.

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December 29, 2015 | Bankrate

Resolve to Master Your Money in 2016

By: Jennie L. Phipps

Are you starting out the new year by reflecting on the past year and the one ahead? Fidelity Investments, which has been tracking the type and frequency of end-of-the-year financial resolutions for the last 7 years, says 37% of Americans will make some sort of financial resolution this year, up from 31% last year.

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November 20, 2015 | The Fiscal Times

7 Ways Millennials Are Getting Retirement Saving Wrong

By: Beth Braverman

The transition into financial adulthood hasn’t been easy for millennials. They graduated with student loans into a terrible job market. So, it’s no wonder that retirement took a back burner for many of them while they were underemployed and living in their parents’ basements.

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November 1, 2015 | The Wall Street Journal

Tuition Due? Time to Hit Up Everyone You Know

By: Andrew Blackman

When Gabriela Riquelme missed out on an expected scholarship and found herself $1,700 short on her tuition for the fall semester at University of Alaska Anchorage, she turned to an option that is growing in popularity among cash-strapped college students: crowdfunding.

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October 22, 2015 | Bankrate

7 Ways to Fend Off Financial Advisers Who Want to Sink Their Fangs into Your Money

By: Jeffrey Steele

This time of year, folks just naturally find themselves bedeviled by ghosts, goblins, werewolves, zombies and other spectral visages. But it doesn't take a gloomy, overcast Halloween night for another, even scarier, phenomenon to raise its ghastly head.

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October 6, 2015 | LifeHealthPro

Be Ready: 8 Questions Clients Will Ask Before Purchasing an Annuity

By: Peggy Bresnick

Carefully and thoughtfully chosen annuities can ensure that consumers don’t outlive their assets, and protect against the volatility of the stock market, benefits not offered with other investment vehicles like stock or mutual funds. Today, insurers offer a wide variety of contract types with a wide array of features.

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August 26, 2015 | Insurance News Net

Will Stocks’ Wild Ride Incite Flights To Safety?

By: John Hilton

Older Americans watching the stomach-turning gyrations of the stock market this week might be having some second thoughts about putting their retirement funds on that ride. Financial professors say that these past weeks are a vivid reminder of the wild unpredictability of where the stock market will be when retirees need their money most.

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