Saving Solutions for Parents: 529 Plan vs UTMA vs Coverdell
As a parent it’s easy to get bewildered by the different investment options available when setting up a savings plan for your kids. Make the right choice and you’ll get…
How To Pay Down High-Interest Debt
When you’ve decided you want to pay down high-interest debt, give yourself a high-five, a cookie and an ice cream sundae. And a beer. That’s an admirable goal. But now…
What is Compound Interest?
To put it simply, compound interest is the interest you earn on interest. For example, let’s say you invest $100 and it earns five percent interest each year. You’ll tally…
Family Finances During the Pandemic: Americans Are Prioritizing Saving More for their Kids
A Recent UNest/Harris Poll Shows that Parents Saving for their Kids has Increased Dramatically Throughout the Pandemic 2020 was quite a year. No one could have predicted the impact that…
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How to Track Your Spending (and Why It Is Important)
Ready to start this year with a fresh financial start? Of course you are! ’Tis the season to review, refresh and improve what you can. Why not start with your…
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Contributing More to Your Employer’s Retirement Plan
Contributing money to your employer’s retirement plan is a strategic long-term plan to support yourself in your golden years. What should you do if you want to up the ante…
How to Build an Emergency Fund
You may intuitively know you need an emergency fund, but what’s the best way to scrape up the money to get one going? And where should you put the money…
Gifting for Families this Holiday Season
‘Tis the year for online shopping. Or maybe you’re ready to don your mask and brave the mall crowd. This has been a hard year for many families — and…
Fun Things to Do with Kids this Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving might look a bit different than last year’s. Whether you’ve opted to keep the numbers low and limit your Thanksgiving celebration to close friends or family and forgo…
How to Explain Voting and the Election to Kids
When kids see political ads or hear adults talk about the election, it’s natural for them to be a little curious. My own daughter just asked the other day, “Mom,…
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