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7 Smart Tax Moves to Make Before the New Year

Key Takeaways: Taking a few steps now will ease tax planning and make sure you’re prepared for your 2024 tax bill. This is the time...

Ways to Save on Your Thanksgiving Meal

Thanksgiving might kick off the holiday season, but it can also be the start of a season of overspending. Yet hosting the holiday meal doesn’t...

Do You Have an FSA? Here’s What You Need to Know About Using Your Funds

Key takeaways: Flexible Spending Accounts offer tax-saving benefits if you understand how best to use your funds, and when. Plan now for appointments and procedures...

How to Protect Your Identity Online

Key takeaways Guarding your privacy online may seem hard, but there are plenty of tools to help you protect yourself. We’ve outlined a few inexpensive,...

It’s Open-Enrollment Season: How to Make the Best Choices for Your Health Insurance Coverage

Open enrollment – the period when many Americans sign up for healthcare coverage or change an existing healthcare plan – begins soon. As inflation persists,...

What You Can Learn From Your Grandparents About Finances

Key takeaways Celebrate National Grandparents Day with a nod to valuable financial lessons grandparents can offer. Realize that the basics of good financial habits remain...

Simple Steps to Creating the All-Important Emergency Fund

Key takeaways: An emergency fund can mean the difference between making it through a rough patch and experiencing a serious financial crisis. Create and build...

What to do When Your Insurance Company Drops you

Key Takeaways: Climate change events like wildfires can cause your insurer to drop your coverage. It's stressful, yes -but you do have options. Keeping your...

Send Your Student Back to School Without Breaking the Bank

Key takeaways: Families with children in elementary through high school expect to spend $890 on back-to-school clothes and supplies this year. It’s possible to save...

How Do I Determine How Much I’ll Need to Retire?

Key takeaways: Retirement is a big step, and you should do some thinking about what it will involve before you start making specific plans for...

Building a Budget for Your Summer Vacation

Key takeaways: Some simple budgeting for your summer vacation trip can keep financial stress at bay. Let priorities on preferred attractions and activities guide your...

How to Save on Major Housing Expenses

Let’s face it, owning a home can be a great way to build long-term equity, but it can also be expensive. Between the mortgage, utilities,...

7 Financial Management Must-Do’s for New Graduates

It’s time again for new graduates to toss their caps high aloft, celebrate – and get down to the business of working and earning an...