Financial Brokers and Advisers
A financial professional can help you reach your financial goals. When selecting a broker or investment adviser, research the person's education and professional history, as well as the firm the person works for.
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Financial Considerations for Child Care
Child care is one of the four top expenses for working parents, after housing, food, and taxes.
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Financial Preparedness Tips
Americans at all income levels have experienced the challenges of rebuilding their lives after a disaster or other emergency.
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Get the Most Out of Savings: Smart Savings Tips for 2021
Just as there are multiple routes to a destination, there are many acceptable ways to save money.
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Investing: Consumer Tips
If you have a financial goal in mind, such as saving for retirement, paying for college, or buying a house, then you may decide to invest your money to earn enough to fund your goals.
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Investing: General Tips
Investors today have a wide range of choices. You must investigate before you invest%mdash;and remember that every investment involves some degree of risk.
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Life, Disability and Long-Term Care Insurance
A life insurance policy is a contract between you and an insurance company.
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Money Management: A Planner
Life can be uncertain. Planning for future financial goals can help alleviate some of this uncertainty.
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Mutual Funds
A mutual fund is a tool used for groups of people to invest their collective funds, called pools, into different types of securities products.
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Paying for Higher Education
There are several different ways to save specifically for your child's educational expenses.
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Personal Payday Budget Worksheet
Match your expenses and income—according to each pay period you get in a month—in the table below. Feel free to customize the fields so that they apply to you.
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Protecting Your Child's Financial Future
Life insurance can help you protect your family's financial wellbeing.
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Saving and Investing: Avoiding Problems
Choosing someone to help you with your investments is one of the most important investment decisions you will ever make.
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Saving and Investing: Defining Your Goals
Knowing how to secure your financial well-being is one of the most important things you'll ever need in life.
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Saving and Investing: Financial Professionals
Investment professionals offer a variety of services at a variety of prices. It pays to comparison shop.
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Saving and Investing: Making a Financial Plan
Sit down and take an honest look at your entire financial situation.
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Saving and Investing: Monitoring Your Investments
By investing, your money has become your employee, and that makes you the boss. You'll want to keep a close watch on how your employee (your money) is doing.
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Saving and Investing: Risk Tolerance
It's important that you go into any investment in stocks, bonds, or mutual funds with a full understanding that you could lose some or all of your money in any one investment.
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Saving and Investing: Your Choices
What follows are some kinds of investments you may consider making.
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