Savings Options for Building Your Financial Safety Net
By K-Staff Facebook LinkedIn Last month, we covered strategies to build your financial safety net for when you need emergency funds. What savings options should you consider when you’re building […]
All That Glitters Is Not Gold: Don’t Fall for Gold Investment Scams
By K-Staff Facebook LinkedIn Concerns about the economy often drive people to invest in assets like precious metals – and scammers have taken notice. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has […]
Building Your Financial Safety Net
By K-Staff Facebook LinkedIn Saving money is one of those goals that sounds simple until real life gets involved. You may want to save more, but the money has to […]
Protecting Your Savings From Bank Account Scams
By K-Staff Facebook LinkedIn Bank account scams are one of the most basic types of fraud, aiming to acquire money or personal information, and have been around as long as […]
When Does Using Home Equity Make Sense For You?
By K-Staff Facebook LinkedIn Home equity loans and lines of credit allow homeowners to borrow money at a lower interest rate than other lending options – however, using home equity […]
Stay Aware and Avoid Pig Butchering Scams
By K-Staff Facebook LinkedIn An investment scam that is increasing in frequency is the “pig butchering” scam, where fraudsters work to gain their victims’ trust over time before convincing them […]
Improving Your Financial Literacy with MoneyEdu
By K-Staff Facebook LinkedIn April is Financial Literacy Month – established in 2004 to highlight the importance of financial literacy to help people learn how to establish and maintain healthy […]
Protecting Yourself Against Jugging
By K-Staff Facebook LinkedIn What is Jugging? Jugging involves criminals staking out financial institutions, like banks or ATMs, where customers make cash withdrawals. The criminals follow their victims – or […]
Pre-Approval vs. Pre-Qualification: Which Is Best?
By K-Staff Facebook LinkedIn The journey towards getting your first home — or your next home — starts with determining how much you can afford to borrow based on your […]
Protect Yourself Against Home Equity Fraud
By K-Staff Facebook LinkedIn For most people, their home is their most valuable possession, and as they pay down their mortgage, the equity they build becomes their largest store of […]
