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  1. Want to Buy a Home in 2024? Here Are 4 Ways to Help Make It Happen
    If you've spent the last few years itching to get on the property ladder, you might be feeling pretty discouraged by persistently higher mortgage rates and a stubbornly low number of houses for sale.
  2. What To Do With Excess Funds In Your Child’s 529 Plan—A Good Problem To Have
    What do you do with "extra" funds in your child's 529 Education Savings Plan after they've finished college, or gone in a different professional direction?
  3. Why Jerome Powell's business-as-usual Jackson Hole speech was the best possible outcome
    Fed Chair Jerome Powell's annual Jackson Hole speech was uneventful, but that's not a bad thing. Powell reiterated the Fed could start tapering its asset purchases this year and rates aren't changing soon. Stocks hit record highs during the speech as investors shrugged off fears of an early pullback in Fed support. See
  4. Will home prices drop if there's a recession?
    Home prices are expected to increase moderately throughout 2025. While a recession could lead to a small decline in prices, a full-blown housing market crash is less likely.
  5. How to pay back your student-loan debt, no matter where you start or what type of loans you have
    There are several repayment plans to choose from to help you pay back your student loans. The right strategy for you will depend on your goals, lifestyle, and the type of loans you have. At any point during repayment, consolidating or refinancing your student loans can streamline your monthly payments and help you save
  6. Title hereHow to Turn Your Homeownership Goals into Achievable Milestones
    Buying and owning a home has been a rite of passage for generations of Americans—a milestone on the path to financial security
  7. 8 challenges for business leaders that will shape year 2 of COVID-19
    Corporate boards and executive teams are typically considered effective if they are able to help a business navigate a global crisis in parallel with maintaining day-to-day operations. If only the bar was as simple and set so low right now. As we enter the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the intersection of the o
  8. Caring for Aging Parents  Many adults have
    Caring for Aging Parents   Many adults have aging parents who are in need of health-care and living assistance. There are a number of resources
  9. Credit Check: 4 Ways to Improve Your Credit Score Over Time
    Your credit score plays a quiet but important role in your financial life. It can affect whether you qualify for loans, the interest rates you pay and
  10. Financial Tips for Your Adult Children
    As they get older, you want your kids to thrive on their own earnings, while building toward major expenses like a home purchase, raising their own children and retirement. How do you help them get there?