Ask These Three Questions Before Refinancing Your Home
If plummeting interest rates and a desire to save money have you thinking about refinancing your home, be sure to answer some key questions before taking the leap with a lender.
5 Tips for Guarding Against Debit Card Fraud
There’s been an unnerving uptick in credit and debit card fraud since the coronavirus pandemic began in early 2020, but you can take some simple steps to keep hackers, skimmers and identity thieves at bay.
How & When to Open Your Child’s First Savings Account
Life lessons are a big part of parenting, and one of the best tools for teaching financial literacy at an early age is your child’s first savings account.
5 Foolproof Tactics for Sticking to Your Holiday Shopping Budget
Sticking to a holiday shopping budget can be tough when you’re feeling generous, but it’s important to match your gift-giving appetite to your personal finances. No one wants buyer’s remorse to spoil that special time of year.
4 Compelling Reasons to Bank Locally
As the holidays near, a familiar perennial message will start sprouting up in store windows and on social media: buy local. The argument is a solid one, and for many of the same reasons, you should consider banking locally (if you don’t already).
6 Ways to Be Smarter About Saving Money
Tips for saving money are everywhere you look, yet millions of Americans still struggle to set aside a portion of their earnings. If you’re looking for smarter ways to save money, keep reading!
Mobile Banking Benefits: 5 Advantages of Using Online Banking Apps
If you’re not using your smartphone to handle the bulk of your banking and money management needs these days, you might find yourself in the minority of today’s banking customers. Free online banking apps are widely available for local and national banks and are consistently winning customers over with an impressive range of benefits designed […]
Elder Financial Abuse: How to Protect the Elderly from Exploitation
If you find it hard to imagine that someone would target a senior citizen with a financial scam, you’re not alone. Who would do such a thing? Sadly, recent consumer protection data and financial exploitation statistics suggest that elder financial abuse is happening all over the country, and that scam artists who personally know the […]
8 Ways to Prevent Identity Theft
The internet is a quick and easy way to get a lot of information, communicate with others and stream or download your favorite media. Tasks such as online bill payment and instantly checking your bank account have never been more convenient. Unfortunately, the internet has also created an easy route for hackers and thieves to […]
11 Financial Literacy Tips for Kids
Seeing your child succeed creates a sense of pride and accomplishment that’s unlike anything else you can experience as a parent. It’s a fantastic feeling to watch your kids grow as they learn and have life experiences. A significant way you can help foster their future success is to teach your children about financial literacy.
