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    3 Financial Resolutions for 2021

3 Financial Resolutions for 2021

By Ilyce Glink| 2021-01-08T09:53:42-06:00 January 8th, 2021|

3 financial resolutions for 2021. Three tips to help improve your personal finances and prepare for economic uncertainty in the new year. Here’s a guess: there aren’t many of us who’d care to redo 2020. COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, changed everything, killing more than 365,000 Americans (as of this writing in early January) and taking [...]

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    What Are the Pros and Cons of Paying Cash for a Home?

What Are the Pros and Cons of Paying Cash for a Home?

By Ilyce Glink| 2020-07-09T12:11:44-05:00 July 9th, 2020|

What are the pros and cons of paying cash for a home? What to consider when deciding if it’s better to take out a low-interest mortgage or pay in cash. Q: I know mortgage interest rates are hovering at an all-time low. But, is there anything wrong with paying cash for a home? A: There’s [...]

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    How Will COVID-19 Impact Retirement Planning?

How Will COVID-19 Impact Retirement Planning?

By Liz Stevens| 2020-05-15T09:00:45-05:00 May 15th, 2020|

How Will COVID-19 impact retirement planning? New research finds older Americans might have to delay retirement due to the coronavirus pandemic. The financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic is already devastating to millions of consumers.  More than 40 percent of Americans say their level of financial security has deteriorated since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Around [...]

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    3 Tips for Financial Success in 2020

3 Tips for Financial Success in 2020

By Ilyce Glink| 2019-12-18T15:25:00-06:00 December 18th, 2019|

3 tips for financial success in 2020. Make improving your financial wellness and preparing for an economic downturn a top priority this year, here's why.  How Are Your Personal Finances Doing? How Much Have They Changed Over the Past 10 Years? Overall, average income hasn’t increased much over the past ten years, while home values [...]

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    Millennial Burnout and Financial Stress Delay American Dream 

Millennial Burnout and Financial Stress Delay American Dream 

By Liz Stevens| 2019-08-15T11:31:12-05:00 August 15th, 2019|

Millennial burnout and financial stress delay the American Dream. Millennials dream of a future with financial independence before anything else. Millennial Burnout and Financial Stress Delay American Dream  Millennial burnout caused by financial stress is a huge reason why this generational cohort is rethinking the traditional American Dream.  Burnout is a sense of chronic physical [...]

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    Retirement Saving Resolutions to Make Right Now

Retirement Saving Resolutions to Make Right Now

By Guest| 2017-05-02T13:19:59-05:00 January 6th, 2015|

It’s time to start thinking about New Year’s resolutions, and you may want to put saving for retirement at the top of your list. I’ve found that for many people, saving for retirement isn’t a priority. If you’re young, you might think that retirement is years away and you have plenty of time to save. [...]

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    Financial Planning Can Make You 20 Percent Richer

Financial Planning Can Make You 20 Percent Richer

By Ilyce Glink| 2018-01-03T11:00:24-06:00 February 21st, 2014|

People who have a financial plan build roughly 20 percent more wealth over their lifetimes than people who don’t. That's according to a National Bureau of Economic Research study, “Wealth Accumulation and the Propensity to Plan.” If you have a budget, it gets even better. For households making between $50,000 and $750,000—quite a wide range—budgeting [...]

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    Personal Finance Advice: Five Tricks and Treats for Your Finances

Personal Finance Advice: Five Tricks and Treats for Your Finances

By Guest| 2017-10-11T14:39:05-05:00 October 17th, 2013|

How do you feel about your finances—are you scared to death? Are you on track to meet your financial goals for this year? Has your financial life derailed instead? If your finances are more frightening than watching a scary movie alone at midnight on Halloween, treat yourself to these five money management tricks. It may [...]

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    How Much Life Insurance Do I Need? Tips on Estimating Coverage

How Much Life Insurance Do I Need? Tips on Estimating Coverage

By Guest| 2017-09-07T09:33:45-05:00 July 22nd, 2013|

You may have heard a lot about the importance of buying life insurance, but you may not be sure if it applies to you. Well I have a newsflash for you: It does. Before buying life insurance, it’s important to consider how much coverage you and your family will need. One of the biggest excuses [...]

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    Should You Prepay Your Mortgage?

Should You Prepay Your Mortgage?

By Ilyce Glink| 2017-03-08T12:58:17-06:00 May 17th, 2013|

Many people wonder if they should prepay their mortgage. Prepaying a mortgage isn't the best thing for everyone and requires financial planning.  Q: I enjoy your articles but I think you left out a couple of extremely important items in your questions to ask about taking out a mortgage loan. In some states, prepayment penalties [...]

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