Why Your Neighbors Are Tapping Their Home Equity
You’ve accumulated a decent amount of equity in your home. Why not put your equity to use with a home equity loan or a home equity line of credit (HELOC)? Both allow you to borrow against the equity in your home. A home equity loan is a lump sum option with a fixed interest rate […]
5 Questions to Ask Before You Hire Someone to Do Your Taxes
Finding the right tax preparer is sort of like dating — you need to find the right match — but with the added stress that picking the wrong person could end up costing you a lot of money (which, actually, is also like dating, but that’s a topic for a different time). Everyone will have […]
2019 SEP IRA Limits
Millions of workers have access to 401(k) plans at work. But often, smaller businesses don’t have the capacity to have a plan that’s as complex as a 401(k). For them, SEP IRAs can be a great choice that offers many of the same benefits without all the administrative hassle that a 401(k) plan entails. Every […]
Free Government Program Can Help You Master Your Finances
You’re never too old to learn new things – including better money management practices. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) agrees. To address financial literacy concerns, the FDIC created the Money Smart teaching program in 2001 to help educators and financial institutions increase consumer understanding of basic financial systems work and how to use them […]