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1: Myths You May Have Heard About Credit Scores
Created as a formula to determine the odds borrowers will repay loans on time, credit scores are a relatively new invention. Developed in 1988 by Fair Issac Corp, the FICO score condenses information ..
2: 7 Spending Habits That May Lead to Debt
The soundness of your spending habits can only lead two ways - to a growing portfolio or to debt disaster. Avoiding the following bad habits altogether or taking the time to recount financial missteps..
3: The Habits That Create Financial Wealth
There are plenty of help-self books on the shelves these days touting sure-fire methods for achieving great wealth. Books that assert a particular mindset will create the magic pathway to financial go..
4: 7 Tips for Stretching Your Income and Increasing the Savings Account
These days, many people are looking for practical, effective ways to not only get the most out of their dollar, but also increase savings for a rainy day. It's recommended that households have an aver..
5: Refi Readiness: How to Determine if Refinancing is a Viable Option
With the recent lowering of the federal funds rate, and the Fed's move to slash it yet again to a range of 0 to 0.25 percent, many homebuyers are scrambling to refinance their mortgages in an effort t..
6: How To Make a Smart Charitable Investment During the Holidays
Times are tight right now for many households. Even those families who may not be hard pressed are thinking about scaling back during the holidays. But the season of giving still persists and many wan..
7: Take Control of Your Credit Score in 2009
The 2008 upset in the economic marketplace will probably be an event for the history books. Tumbling credit scores and tightening reins on available consumer credit may have some consumers feeling as ..
8: Some Of 2008's Top Cigars
One of the joys of the year's end is rankings and retrospectives.You know--The Best Movies, The Best Books. The Year's Most Heartrending Moments. The Best And Worst-Dressed.From Time Magazine's Person..
9: Bank Merging Scam Seeks to Steal Identities
In the wake of recent financial mergers and closings, new scams are being devised to part individuals with their identities. According to the Federal Trade Commission, e-mails, phone calls and letters..
10: Interest Checking Allows Bank Clients to Earn Interest on Easily Accessible Cash
Typically, we associate savings, CDs or money market accounts with earning interest on our money. But that means the finances are less quickly available. With interest checking money is as accessible ..
11: Holiday Shopping 101: A Spending Plan Keeps the Debt Grinch Out of the Season
When it comes to holiday shopping, consumers are cutting back this season, using cash more often, and looking for the best deals. But before heading out the door to the nearest mall or major retailer,..
12: Shopping Season 911: Protect Your ID During the Holidays
From shopping online to shopping in long lines, the holidays present a time of giving for consumers. For would-be thieves, the shopping season is a prime time for stealing one of life's most precious ..
13: Making the Best Use of Your Savings Account
Critical to everyone's financial portfolio, savings accounts afford a safe place to keep and increase money. At their most basic definition, savings accounts offer accessibility to cash. This is also ..
14: Credit Concerns? Understanding What Good Credit Means to You
For many, credit is the thing that represents their ability to borrow. But credit is much more than that. It signifies a person's reputation as a borrower, comprised of information about past behavior..
15: Planning for the Future: Tips on Personal Financial Success
Getting ahead financially can seem like a challenging prospect during downturns in the economy. But planning for a successful financial future extends beyond immediate conditions. It requires an abili..
16: IRA Conundrum: Understanding the Differences Between Traditional and Roth IRAs
Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA) are highly useful investment tools that should be part of anyone's long-range retirement goals. IRAs allow participants to contribute a percentage of earned income..
17: Say Farewell to Check Writing and Hello to 21st-Century Convenience
Check writing was the mainstay for paying bills and purchasing goods for years. But these days you might wonder whether it is really necessary to write checks anymore? More and more consumers are disc..
18: Successful Businesses Secure Their Futures with Successful Banks
Working with a bank to ensure the successful future of a business begins with seeking one that will nurture a professional relationship that will grow through the years. Banks can provide businesses w..
19: Busting Six Credit Report Myths
A credit report is not only a person's borrowing history, it provides a score rating used by a lender to help determine whether an individual qualifies for a loan, credit card or service. In short, cr..
20: So Many Banks: Do You Know the Difference?
In light of the recent turnaround in the economy, you may be hearing or reading about the different types of banks, such as a retail bank or investment bank. Banks fill various needs. Their diversifie..
21: Internet Basics: Protecting Your Identity Online
The use of the Internet has created new ways of conducting business, shopping, and even banking. From a home computer, bank clients can now manage their accounts, track investments, and access their f..
22: Internet Banking Provides Choices and Convenience
As the Bob Dylan songs says, "The Times They Are A-Changin'" and with the growth of home Internet use, they have changed quickly in the last decade. Access to information, products and finances are on..
23: Is It All Greek to You? Deciphering Internet Banking and Security Buzzwords
The Internet has created a world greater than earlier generations could have ever imagined. At our fingertips lies access to information and entertainment, credit and financial services, and products ..
24: Six Ways to Cut Credit Card Debt
Indications from the Federal Reserve show that in 2007 consumer debt in the U.S. remained fairly steady, averaging at approximately $8,500 per citizen. Roughly 37 percent of that consumer debt, accord..
25: Building Your Emergency Savings Account Begins with the Golden Rule of Savings
Saving money is not something every American likes to think about but it's something the most prudent and prepared consumers know they must do. Saving money doesn't have to be some sort of exercise in..
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