Aug 31, 2022 | Financial Literacy, News
Bottom 50% of Americans Building Wealth Despite Inflation Recent economic data filtered through the Realtime Inequality tracker revealed that the bottom 50 percent of U.S. households, mostly those who had a net worth of $166,000 or less before the pandemic, are in...
Aug 29, 2022 | Financial Literacy, News
Bankrate Survey Finds Nearly 7 in 10 Americans Worried About Possible Recession and Taking Steps to Prepare A recent Bankrate.com survey found that nearly 7 in 10 U.S. adults admit they are worried about a possible recession by the end of next year. 29 percent of...
Aug 24, 2022 | Financial Literacy
Preventing Elder Financial Abuse Recent studies are showing that financial fraud is one of the most common forms of abuse amongst the elderly, with new scams popping up daily. A better understanding of how this type of abuse takes place can help with prevention. ...
Aug 22, 2022 | Financial Literacy, News
N.Y. Fed Finds that Student Loan Freeze Led to Improvements in 30 Million Consumers’ Credit Scores Economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said that the freeze on student loan payments from the pandemic drastically improved credit scores of Americans...
Aug 17, 2022 | Financial Literacy
Identity Protection Important things to know about Identity Protection While technology is often lauded as an amazing tool; allowing for great advances in practically every field, it has also opened a new avenue for criminals. Technology enabled crimes, such as...
Aug 10, 2022 | Financial Literacy
Paying for College College is an investment in the future, but it can often be costly. Paying for college is more than just adding up the costs of tuition, housing, and books. Like any other potential investment, it’s important to plan ahead and understand the...