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Smart Financial & Insurance Moves for New Parents
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Smart Financial & Insurance Moves for New Parents

Financial Fitness, Personal Finance, Savings and Investing

Smart Financial & Insurance Moves for New Parents

Smart Financial & Insurance Moves for New Parents As you start a family, consider these ideas. Being a parent means being responsible to a degree you never have been before. That elevated responsibility also impacts your financial decisions. You are now a provider and a protector, and that reality may make the following financial moves necessary. Think about a budget. As a couple, you may have lived for years without budgeting. As parents, this may change. You will face new [...]

By info@northlightfinancialservices.com|2019-01-14T10:00:28-05:00December 18th, 2018|Financial Fitness, Personal Finance, Savings and Investing|Comments Off

End-of-the-Year Money Moves
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End-of-the-Year Money Moves

end of year money moves, Financial Fitness

End-of-the-Year Money Moves

End-of-the-Year Money Moves Here are some things you might want to do before saying goodbye to 2018. What has changed for you in 2018? Did you start a new job or leave a job behind? Did you retire? Did you start a family? If notable changes occurred in your personal or professional life, then you will want to review your finances before this year ends and 2019 begins. Even [...]

By info@northlightfinancialservices.com|2018-12-05T11:25:57-05:00December 5th, 2018|end of year money moves, Financial Fitness|Comments Off

Filling Out the FAFSA
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Filling Out the FAFSA

College Savings, Financial Fitness

Filling Out the FAFSA

Filling Out the FAFSA There is really no reason to wait. November is here – the ideal time for college students to apply for financial aid. October 1, in fact, marks the first day a current or future college student can submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, for the 2019-20 academic year. Since some states offer aid on a first-come, first-serve basis, submitting a FAFSA as soon as possible is wise.1,2 You can even apply using [...]

By info@northlightfinancialservices.com|2018-11-16T11:57:04-05:00November 13th, 2018|College Savings, Financial Fitness|Comments Off

Save & Invest Even if Money Is Tight
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Save & Invest Even if Money Is Tight

Financial Fitness, Investing

Save & Invest Even if Money Is Tight

Save & Invest Even if Money Is Tight For millennials, today is the right time. If you are under 30, you have likely heard that now is the ideal time to save and invest. You know that the power of compound interest is on your side; you recognize the potential advantages of an early start. There is only one problem: you do not earn enough money to invest. You are barely getting by as it is. Regardless, the saving and [...]

By info@northlightfinancialservices.com|2018-11-16T11:51:53-05:00October 16th, 2018|Financial Fitness, Investing|Comments Off

Financial Fraudsters Preying on Boomers & Elders
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Financial Fraudsters Preying on Boomers & Elders

Cybersecurity, Financial Fitness

Financial Fraudsters Preying on Boomers & Elders

Financial Fraudsters Preying on Boomers & Elders If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. If you are in or near retirement, it is a safe bet that you would like more yield from your investments rather than less. That truth sometimes leads liars, scammers, and fraudsters to pitch any number of too-good-to-be-true “investment opportunities” to retirees. Given all that and the classic money scams perpetrated on elders, you have good reason to be financially skeptical as [...]

By info@northlightfinancialservices.com|2018-10-02T12:00:55-04:00September 20th, 2018|Cybersecurity, Financial Fitness|Comments Off