Financial Wellness Center
When Do People Start Collecting Social Security?
Mar 26, 2024 2:30:00 PMThere's no "right" age to begin receiving Social Security retirement benefits. It's a personal decision based on multipl...
Market Measures: Beyond the Dow
Mar 20, 2024 12:00:00 PMWhen you hear or read that the market is up or down, what does that really mean? More often than not, it reflects moveme...
Are You Spending Money to Keep Stuff You Don't Need?
Mar 11, 2024 11:00:00 AMIt's estimated that more than one in 10 Americans leases a storage unit. In June 2023, the nationwide prices charged by ...
Federal Tax Filing Season Starts Soon
Mar 1, 2024 10:00:00 AMThe IRS announced its starting date for accepting and processing 2023 tax-year returns is Monday, January 29, 2024. Tips...
There's Still Time to Fund an IRA for 2023
Feb 12, 2024 10:00:00 AMThe tax filing deadline is fast approaching, which means time is running out to fund an IRA for 2023. If you had earned ...
Systematic Saving to Establish or Increase Cash Reserve
Jan 31, 2024 12:00:00 PMWhat is systematic saving? As its name implies, systematic saving is the process of saving a portion of income on a regu...
How Savers and Spenders Can Meet in the Middle
Jan 29, 2024 1:30:00 PMCouples who have opposite philosophies regarding saving and spending often have trouble finding common ground, and money...
Key Retirement and Tax Numbers for 2024
Jan 18, 2024 1:30:00 PMEvery year, the Internal Revenue Service announces cost-of-living adjustments that affect contribution limits for retire...
Saving Less? You're Not Alone
Jan 9, 2024 2:00:00 PMThe U.S. personal saving rate — the percentage of personal income that remains after taxes and spending — was 3.8% in Oc...
Choosing a Budgeting Tool for Your New Year's Resolutions
Dec 18, 2023 7:35:00 AMMoney goals are often top-of-mind when setting New Year’s Resolutions (along with hitting the gym more often)1, and now ...