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Forget the Pension, Retirement Is Up to You

Forget the Pension, Retirement Is Up to You

Are you a young adult just getting started in the working world? Most millennials have heard the term "pension plan," but don't truly grasp what the phrase means. After all, the corporate pension plan is...
How Marriage Changes Your Finances

How Marriage Changes Your Finances

Marriage isn't just a matter of walking down an aisle and saying "I do." When you get married to someone, you are about to embark on a life together. And that new life often means big changes when it comes to your...
Passive Income Defined, Plus: 4 Ways to Get Yours

Passive Income Defined, Plus: 4 Ways to Get Yours

There's a new buzzword these days, and that's "passive income." While the term may have exploded in popularity, the concept is not so new. Investopedia describes passive income as "Earnings an individual derives from a...
How to Set and Reach Financial Goals

How to Set and Reach Financial Goals

Without financial goals, your money is just money. It's easy to fritter it away when you don't have a plan for it or even easier not to see the point of having money when there's no goal behind it. The key to...
What You Can Do with a Personal Loan from a Credit Union

What You Can Do with a Personal Loan from a Credit Union

Life has a way of throwing you curve balls. Just when you think things are going well, you're hit with a medical emergency and a hefty ER bill. Or you might have years of credit card debt that seems impossible to dig...
How and Why to Start Using E-bills with Your Credit Union

How and Why to Start Using E-bills with Your Credit Union

These days, banking has mostly gone online and mobile. In 2013, more than half of adults in the U.S. did some amount of banking online, according to a survey conducted by Pew Research Center. By 2014, more than half of...

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