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• Ready to Buy a Home
  Scenario: Malcolm and Gayle are a young couple living in Iowa. Both have full-time jobs earning a combined annual salary of 80,000.. Scenario: Malcolm and Gayle are a young couple living in Iowa. Both have full-time jobs earning a combined annual salary of 80,000. Their main monthl
• Healthcare Concerns and Needs
  One of the most common reasons that family members move in with one another is that an older loved one becomes no longer able or physically safe to live on his or her own, or a family member needs to recover from a medical condition or accident. If that describes your situation, sit down together to
• Financial Issues and Concerns
  One of the top reasons that most families give for merging households is economic pressure and an inability to afford more than one household. This situation is compounded if families are suddenly faced with an additional setback such as a divorce or a family member getting ill, losing a job or beco
• 13 Things Your Family Can Do Today
  All parents want their children to grow up knowing how to responsibly handle money – how to earn money, how to most wisely spend it, and how to invest it well for future needs. But how does that happen?  Here are 13 things that every family can do together to take control of your finances to reach im
• A Guide to Using a Bank and Bank Services for the First Time
  If you don’t use a bank, credit union, or thrift/ savings and loan institution you are like nearly 10 percent of the American population. There are a wide variety of reasons that people don’t use banks.. If you don’t use a bank, credit union, or thrift/ savings and loan instituti
• Time Horizon
  In order to balance your risks it is critical to understand the role of time in investing and your personal investment “time horizon.  This is the amount of time before you anticipate meeting your goal and/or need your money.. In order to balance your risks it is critical to u
• The 4 Types of Car Insurance Coverage
• The 4 Types of Car Insurance Coverage
  What is Car Insurance? Car insurance is actually one policy that can provide four different types of coverage. Let’s look at the four types of coverage you can get with auto insurance.. What is Car Insurance? Car insurance is actually one policy that can provide four different types of
• Multigenerational Families and their Finances
  Multigenerational families, defined as “three or more generations of parents and their families, are on the rise in the U.S.. Multigenerational families, defined as “three or more generations of parents and their families, are on the rise in the U.S. According to the Census Bureau there are nearly fo
• Relational Issues and Conflict Resolution
  In order to successfully work together as a multigenerational family it is important to communicate clearly and consistently about roles, responsibilities and expectations. Constantly communicating about these things will help ease tension and proactively solve problems before they become something
• Which IRA Is Best?
  IRAs offer you a way to create tax-advantaged retirement savings. But with three flavors to choose from - Roth, deductible or nondeductible - figuring out which IRA is the most appropriate for your retirement savings and investment plan can be confusing.. IRAs offer you a way to c
• Power of Compounding
  Everyone knows that “a penny saved is a penny earned. But through the magic known as “compounding, even a penny can become a substantial sum of cash.. Everyone knows that “a penny saved is a penny earned. But through the magic known as “compounding, even a penny can become a substantial sum of cash.
• Moving in with Family
  At some point most people and/ or their loved ones consider whether or not it would be feasible and/ or desirable to move in with other family members. While you may be interested in moving in with a family member (or having a parent or loved one move in with you) be aware that it's an option that has
• The 5 Stages of Blended Families
  When people with children remarry, they usually face a long, typically confusing and tension-filled process of becoming a new family unit. By their very nature, blended families are born of loss.. When people with children remarry, they usually face a long, typically confusing and tension-filled
• Housing Issues and Concerns
  For both young families and senior adults the cost of maintaining a home – including mortgage or rent, property tax, insurance, home maintenance, renovations, utilities and more – can become too expensive given existing resources. Before you move in together, be aware that there may be local zoning
• Reverse Mortgages
  If you are 62 or older and own your home you have access to a special type of financing that can help you turn your greatest asset – your home – into supplemental income, enabling you to meet your other financial obligations and reach important life goals. A reverse mortgage is a financial tool that
• To Rent or to Buy?
  THINGS BEING EQUAL it's almost always better to own your home rather than to rent. After all, you build equity and get to write off your mortgage interest.. THINGS BEING EQUAL it's almost always better to own your home rather than to rent. After all, you bu
• Where to Buy a Car
  As with most things nowadays you have a lot of options when it comes to where, and from whom, you buy a car. Let’s look at your choices: Traditional car dealership.. As with most things nowadays you have a lot of options when it comes to whe
• 10 Tips to Protect Yourself from Investment Scams
  Everyone wants to “get rich quick” but no one will, at least not legally. Unfortunately the investment world does include a few fraudsters and con artists who try to enrich themselves by taking advantage of other people’s weaknesses, needs and desires.. Everyone wants to “get ri
• Parents Dealing with their Single Adult Child’s Deployment
  Most often deployment information and support is directed to the servicemember’s spouse. But what about the single servicemember?  What happens when he/she is deployed?  After being out of the family home and living on his or her own, suddenly he or she needs family members to help with the paperwork
• What to Do When the Deployment is Extended
  Imagine learning that your spouse has 24 hours to report for duty and be deployed for combat. Now imagine that the day before the scheduled homecoming, you are notified that he/she won't be coming home for another 12-15 months.. Imagine learning that your spouse has 24 hours to report for duty and be de
• Selling Your Home Part II
  Once you have decided to sell your home, and prepared it to put it on the market you have several choices to make.. Once you have decided to
• Offers & Counteroffers
  When you've found the home you want the next step is decide whether or not you want to make an offer, meaning that you want to tell the seller that you want to purchase the home. Making an offer is where you put pen to paper and outline exactly how much money you're willing to pay for the home and u