Gone are the days when someone had to physically walk into a bank or schedule an in-person meeting with their financial advisor to plan for retirement or their kids’ college education. In addition to offering a previously unheard of level of financial flexibility, the digital age has significantly reduced the fees associated with stock and investment trading. Trading in...

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in the Spring of 2020, the trend of working remotely has become the norm. As many employers have temporarily allowed employees to work from home to mitigate the spread of the virus, workers nationwide have discovered remote work actually increases their productivity.  Whether you’re looking for a permanent remote position, or are trying to evaluate...

Raise your hand if you think saving money is hard? You are not alone; merely 36% of American adults think they are on track to save enough money for retirement, according to the Annual Report 2019 published by the Federal Reserve Board.  This is why you need budgeting: so that you can manage your income and expenses better. There are...

Now that you’re a parent there’s a lot to think about: everything from preschools to sports to braces.  One question that’s on most parents’ mind: how am I going to pay for everything? We get it, figuring out how to be a good parent while making enough can be TOTALLY overwhelming (especially if your little one doesn’t sleep through the night!) To...

Do you want to start a new business or, perhaps, purchase something for your home, like a new car? Well, it is vital for you to understand your credit score and its implications to you accessing finance from different institutions.  A credit score is a figure given to an individual that represents their overall creditworthiness. It is based on a...

Sometimes, life comes at you quick. Whether it’s an unexpected car or home repair bill, a medical emergency, braces for the kids, or just the desire for a long-overdue vacation, we all could benefit from some extra cash in our pockets.  We’ve rounded up 7 of the quickest, easiest, and most fun ways to put- and keep- some extra cash...

Credit scores- or your creditworthiness based on a multitude of factors including past payment history, current debt, length of credit history- impact the daily lives of nearly all adults, because credit scores signal how much money a person can borrow, either in outright cash or in the form of an interest rate. An interest rate is the percent someone pays...

Now that you’re a parent there’s a lot to think about: everything from preschools to sports to braces.  One question that’s on most parents’ mind: how am I going to pay for everything? We get it, figuring out how to be a good parent while making enough can be TOTALLY overwhelming (especially if your little one doesn’t sleep through the night!) To...

While the topic of life insurance may not be the most exciting, it certainly is important. Life insurance offers peace of mind to the policyholder that, upon their death, their family (or whomever the policy’s beneficiary is) will receive a pre-agreed payout to help with final expenses, paying the mortgage, college tuition, or whatever is needed. While people have...

Now that you’re engaged, there’s a lot to think about: wedding venues, vows, and most importantly- how are you going to pay for it all?  Even if you’re lucky enough to have a family that’ll foot the bill, you still need to be thinking about finances for your soon-to-be-married life. But where to start?  While we can’t help with cake flavors and...