Money

One of the keys to a sound financial strategy is spending less than you take in, and then finding a way to put your excess to work. A money management approach involves creating budgets to understand and make decisions about where your money is going. It also involves knowing where you may be able to put your excess cash to work.

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The Power of Compound Interest

Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.

The Latte Lie and Other Myths

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The 12 Steps to Living Confidently: Smart Debt Decisions

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Surprise! You’ve Got Money!

Here’s a quick guide to checking to see if you have unclaimed money.

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  Financial behaviors you learned from dad may be influencing your own confidence in managing money.

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  What Our Kids Can Teach us About Saving Money

  Would you guess that Millennials are effectively saving for retirement? Well, they are.

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  Procrastination can be costly. When you get a late start, it may be difficult to make up for lost time.

  Keeping Up with the Joneses

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  Once Upon a Goal

  Do you know how to set up your financial goals for success? This knight does.

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  Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.

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  Here’s a crash course on saving for college.

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