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What is a Stock?
31 Oct 2024

What is a Stock?

Everyone loves to talk about the investing side of finance. And why wouldn’t they? It sounds super cool and you can make money while you sleep! I love to sleep (if someone could convince my child to sleep, that would help me actually enjoy this portion of my life) and I love having to do [&hel

Should You Use A Financial Adviser? Part 1
31 Oct 2024

Should You Use A Financial Adviser? Part 1

The simple answer for most people will be yes, but there are huge differences between what your financial goals are and who you should think of for an advisor. Take in some of this information below to help you decide what is best for you and to protect yourself from working with the wrong people [&

Making Your Credit Scores MAGNIFICENT! Part 1
31 Oct 2024

Making Your Credit Scores MAGNIFICENT! Part 1

Well, hello there again, and welcome to our next series, which is on credit and credit scores. Educators in the finance community seem to very rarely discuss improving your credit as part of their overall financial wellness education, which I find odd. I, myself, am odd, so maybe that comes in to pl

MAKING YOUR CREDIT SCORES MAGNIFICENT!- Part 3
31 Oct 2024

MAKING YOUR CREDIT SCORES MAGNIFICENT!- Part 3

Ok, we are really cruising here. You should have already read “MAKING YOUR CREDIT SCORES MAGNIFICENT” – Part 1 and Part 2. In those you learned how much money you can save by focusing on your credit, ways to improve your credit scores with credit mix and credit length, and even mor