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Smart Money Moves To Make In Tough Times

By kristine • Sep 23rd, 2008 • Category: Finance

The recent financial news may have you feeling a bit helpless when it comes to your finances.  While you may not have any control over the market, there are steps you can take to make your finances as strong as possible in these tough times:
1.  Fund your emergency fund.  It’s more important than ever to [...]



Juggling Retirement and College Savings

By kristine • Aug 12th, 2008 • Category: Finance

Most parents want to pay for their children’s college education, or at the very least help pay for college.  While it would be great for your children to be able to start like after college without student loans to pay off, the cost to parents may be too high.
The average annual cost of a 4-year [...]



Women Need Retirement Plans Too

By kristine • Jul 29th, 2008 • Category: Finance

Although the income gap between men and women is shrinking, there is still a sizeable gap in how well women are prepared for retirement compared to men.  This retirement gap is a result of a number of reasons:
*  Women live longer than men.  On average, women live approximately 6 years longer than men, which means [...]