Saving for a down payment on your first home will be an important part of creating wealth and building equity in your home. Your home is usually the largest investment you make in a lifetime and so the purchase and financing aspect is extremely important. A down payment for a home is used to minimize
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Saving for Down Payment on Your First Home
February 8th, 2013How is Your Financial Health (Insurance) These Days?
February 5th, 2013Investing in your future is more than simply putting some money aside each paycheck and hoping it grows in a savings account or in a mutual fund or a 401(k). While the financial aspect of investing is paramount, it really flows best out of a holistic approach towards life, health, family, career, and future goals.
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Week 6: Making the Right Investment Choices
February 5th, 2013We have now reached Week 6 of Personal Finance Resolution… congratulations on making it this far! Keeping a New Year’s Resolution into February is quite an accomplishment. Be sure to brush up on all of the previous issues if needed: Week 1: Assessing Your Current Financial Health Week 2: Setting Up a Budget Week 3:
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How to Rollover Your 401(k) to an IRA
February 5th, 2013Once you are retired, rolling over your 401(k) or other employer-sponsored plan to an IRA can be one of the best decisions you ever make for your retirement. 401(k) accounts usually have limited investment choices and fees and expenses that IRAs do not have. Additionally, 401(k)s are under the control of employers while IRAs give
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How to Open an Individual Retirement Account (IRA)
February 5th, 2013All different types of financial services companies offer IRAs. Banks, mutual fund companies, brokerages, and other investment firms offer IRAs in their various forms: Traditional, Roth, etc. Mutual fund companies, such as Fidelity and Vanguard, and banks, such as Bank of America and Wells Fargo, offer their customers IRAs. IRAs can be opened through community
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Simple Steps For Becoming Debt Free
February 4th, 2013As our culture is dominated by consumption and instant gratification, it is easy to get into debt while trying to keep up with the Jones’ and then find yourself in a difficult spot by the time you realize you are in trouble. The ease of getting a credit card, followed up with a car payment
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Week 5: Congress Can’t Do It, You Can: Top Ways to Slash Your Spending & Expenses
January 29th, 2013It’s hard to believe that January is almost over… and we are now already to Week 5 of the Personal Finance Resolution. This week we are covering a topic that everyone can relate to and get something out of: Reducing Spending & Expenses. Be sure to check out weeks 1-4 below if you missed them:
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