Markets and Investing

An important step to finding a home, whether you’re renting or buying, is ensuring that you have a good credit history. Horizon Bank suggests the following tips to improve your credit score. Request a copy of your credit score report – and make...

Getting out of debt is often not an easy task. If you have a sizable amount of debt, it’s likely that just making one small adjustment isn’t going to get rid of it completely. Often a combination of several approaches is needed to make...

Do you picture yourself owning a new home, starting a business, or retiring comfortably? These are a few of the financial goals that may be important to you, and each comes with a price tag attached. That’s where financial planning comes in....

IGEL-HedgehogI recently wrote a post that outlined the Citrix story in terms of the core problem that they solve and how that lines up with Hogan Consulting Group and their methodology. HCG engineers, much like their Citrix counterparts, are very...

Money Smart Week press conference on April 3 announces finalists of Money Smart Kid video contest On Saturday, April 12, Indiana University Northwest will host a free Money Smart Resource Fair aimed at teaching people strategies for better money...

Since the 1990s, the 4 percent rule of retirement withdrawal has been a guiding light in estimating whether investors will have enough money to last the rest of their lives. This rule states that you should withdraw no more than 4 percent from your...

You can handle one low monthly payment, right? What about when one low monthly payment turns into several monthly payments? From cars to furniture, advertisers like to point out how their product can be yours if you can make an “easy” monthly...

Reducing spending doesn’t have to be a painful or negative experience. Here are some simple ways you can cut your spending this week without dramatically changing your lifestyle: 1. Track your expenses. The first step to altering spending habits is...

With the dawn of another January, and credit card statements beginning to reveal the full extent of holiday shopping damage, now is the time when many Americans become serious about living within their means for the year ahead. Unfortunately, for...

REGIONAL Federal Credit Union knows how important it is to get high school students, even at an age as young as 14, to learn how to manage their money. The credit union has been helping students learn about financial responsibility, partnering with...