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.
The Cost of Procrastination
Procrastination can be costly. When you get a late start, it may be difficult to make up for lost time.
Hindsight 2020: 6 Ways We Learned to Save
During the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people have learned to do more with less. Whether you’ve had to bounce back from job loss or spent weeks bouncing off the walls in quarantine, the pandemic experience included valuable lessons about saving money — and better using our savings to protect ourselves and our loved ones. As we approach a post-pandemic reality, these lessons can continue to have a positive impact on our lives and finances.
The Power of Compound Interest
Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.
How Financially Literate Are You?
Every day, we make hundreds of financial decisions. Some are in-the-moment: Where should I buy my morning coffee? Others...
What to Look for in Personal Finance Apps
An increasing number have been developed to help individuals with their personal finances.
Navigating the Ups and Downs of Business Cash Flow
You’re at the amusement park, waiting to board the roller coaster. You can see the whole track as you stand in line. Peaks that seem to pierce the clouds.
Tips to Create a More Effective and Efficient Virtual Team
March 2020 brought with it a tidal wave of unforeseen changes — to both our workforce and economy. Ready or not, a huge number of businesses had to pivot quickly to a 100% work-from-home model to keep their employees safe and their operations moving.
Who's On Your Financial Dream Team?
On a team, all players count, but some key positions are more critical to success.
Starting Out: Reconciling Debt and Opportunity for Young Adu
“Wherever you go, there you are” is a classic reminder to live consciously and fully in each moment. In terms of financial confidence and well-being for young adults, that advice makes excellent sense as well.
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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.
Historical Inflation
This calculator shows how inflation over the years has impacted purchasing power.
What Is My Current Cash Flow?
Assess whether you are running “in the black” or “in the red” each month.
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Student Loan Protection
Learn why protecting your student loan payments is an important aspect of your income protection strategy.
The Cost of Procrastination
Procrastination can be costly. When you get a late start, it may be difficult to make up for lost time.
Saving for College 101
Here’s a crash course on saving for college.
The Power of Compound Interest
Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.
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?