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Getting Cash at the ATM? Important Safety Tips
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Getting Cash at the ATM? Important Safety Tips

Criminals are finding more dangerous ways to steal cash and unfortunately, our local communities have seen an increase of incidents take place at ATMs. Continue reading
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Seven Tips for Tracking Down Your Dream Career

Seven Tips for Tracking Down Your Dream Career

Personality quizzes and aptitude tests can be helpful in starting your career search, as long as you’re realistic about their results. Continue reading

Be Prepared, Because Life Happens

Be Prepared, Because Life Happens

The important part is being prepared for those expenses, no matter how mundane or how extreme they turn out to be. Continue reading

Boost Your Credit Score: 4 Myths Debunked

Boost Your Credit Score: 4 Myths Debunked

Your credit score is a reflection of your borrowing and repayment behaviors, and that means you have a lot more control over it than you think. Continue reading

Three Job Interview Mindsets

Three Job Interview Mindsets

In preparing for a job interview, it’s easy to focus on how you’re meeting others’ expectations of you, instead of considering what expectations you have for your next job and future employer. Continue reading

Understanding and Directing Your Withholdings

Understanding and Directing Your Withholdings

Paycheck withholdings are a fact of life for most workers, but they aren’t set in stone. Continue reading

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What Is Curbstoning? How to Avoid This Common Used Car Scam

A “curbstoner” often gets away with scamming buyers because they sell the vehicle and then ghost you. Continue reading

Choosing your Financial Institution

Choosing your Financial Institution

The very first financial decision you ever made is also one of the most important choices—it’s where to keep your money. Continue reading

Where You Seek Financial Advice Says a Lot About You

Where You Seek Financial Advice Says a Lot About You

Having an expert assess your financial situation and design a plan for you is an extremely powerful tool because they can recommend products, services and strategies that you might never have come across on your own. Continue reading

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Four Questions to Ask Yourself Before Signing a Mortgage

Owning a home is likely the largest financial commitment you’ll make in your life, and it’s easy to get caught up in details pertaining to debt-to-income ratios, the real estate market, current interest rates and amortization schedules. Continue reading

Use Psychology to Build a Budget You’ll Stick With

Use Psychology to Build a Budget You’ll Stick With

There are good and bad ways to spend money, just as there are good and bad ways to save it. Continue reading