Planning on barbecuing some delicious steaks this summer? For many people, those plans will probably be thinned down to hamburgers and hotdogs instead. The reason is that grocery prices, according to economists, are going to rise in 2014 following a year in which they barely ... Read more...
Archives for April 2014
Why Online Trading is Far Simpler Than You’d Imagine
To the untrained eye, online trading may seem as though it is a blur of information moving across a screen, with numbers, charts and graphs moving around at near electric pace. Due to this, a lot of people think that trading is inaccessible to them, and should be reserved for ... Read more...
How Come People Don’t ‘Get’ Finances?
If you didn’t already know it (and most people don’t) April is Financial Literacy Month and, because of that, many financial institutions are rolling out their yearly financial education programs for their customers. That being said, the fact that these organizations even need ... Read more...
What Are You Actually Saving for in Retirement?
Here’s a question that, if you’re creeping closer to “retirement age”, you might want to ask yourself; what exactly are you saving for? Think about it for a moment; the fact that you need to be saving money for your eventual retirement isn’t exactly “breaking news” but, ... Read more...
Changing Your Name? Chat with the SSA
If you’ve recently gotten married, congratulations! We wish you a lot of luck in your new life together. Now, it’s time to check your credit report and change your name with the Social Security Administration. The reason is simple; Credit bureaus receive their information ... Read more...