5 Steps to Creating a Financial Plan for 2012

How to Create a Financial Plan for the New Year

When you think “New Year’s Resolution,” what comes to mind? Most people think of things like diet and exercise plans, relational commitments and career goals. But what about your finances? In the same way that you need to make an effort to keep … [Read more...]

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5 Things to Do with Your Money before the New Year

Get Your Finances in Order before the New Year

No, this is not another article about how to save money on gifts. There are already way too many people out there whose only “financial” thought right now is whether to buy their nephew an expensive new iPad or stick with a cheaper video game. … [Read more...]

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Leave It to the Pros: Q&A with Financial Expert Chuck Rylant

Q&A with Financial Experts

If you had access to some of the most respected financial experts on the web, what would you ask them? We’ve wrangled up 10 of our favorite financial experts to share the wisdom of their financially-savvy ways in a new article series called, … [Read more...]

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5 Hidden Financial Risks of Everyday Life

Financial Risks in Everyday Life

With all the bad economic news America has witnessed during the past few years, people are more familiar than ever before with the concept of financial risk. Stock prices can go down as well as up. Housing prices can plunge as well as surge. It’s … [Read more...]

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6 Secrets to Choosing a Financial Planner

How to Find a Great Financial Planner

By: John D. Buerger, CFP® I believe that every person in this country could use some financial planning help to make the smartest choices possible with their money. From my perspective as a wealth coach and Certified Financial Planner … [Read more...]

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Is there a Connection between Financial and Mental Health?

Financial and Mental Health: Is there a Connection?

When you get yourself into debt, it affects more than your credit score and bank account balance. Financial woes can take a toll on your mental health and even trickle into physical ailments that affect your body and overall health. Learn about the … [Read more...]

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Retirement: Dreaming Is Okay, But Realistic Planning Is Better

Retirement: Dream It, Plan It

By: Tammy Kraig, CFP® [Check Your Credit: Don't Guess. Know.® Get your free credit report and score. No credit card required. We’re all aware of inspiring adages such as, “Follow your dreams and the money will follow," or, “Anything you … [Read more...]

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5 Common Excuses for Not Budgeting Your Money

No More Excuses! 5 Budget Myths Debunked

Budgeting can seem like math minus the fun – and we all know how fun math is. What’s exciting about adding up all your expenses and seeing that you spend way too much each month and need to cut back? Or maybe you put everything on your check card … [Read more...]

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Spring Cleaning for Your Finances

Get Your Finances in Order this Spring

Flowers are blooming, birds are chirping and the air has lost much of its chill. That’s right, spring is here. And with it that, the most joyous of chores – spring cleaning! Okay, maybe it’s not really that joyous, but there’s something nice … [Read more...]

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9 Things to Consider When Planning for Retirement

Plan Ahead for Retirement

By: Heidi Davis, CFP®   As a Certified Financial Planner™, I get to work with many wonderful couples in their late 40s, 50s and 60s who are planning their retirement. Many hope retirement will allow them to volunteer for a cause close … [Read more...]

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5 Ways to Secure Your Financial Future

Secure Your Financial Future Today

Remember the American dream? That good ole philosophy that we could have whatever we want. Well, apparently we took that notion a little too seriously and now, over half of people over age 65 receive income of less than $18,337 a year, according to … [Read more...]

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