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How to Set Financial Goals

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How to Set Financial Goals in 5 Easy Steps

A recent Forbes article reported that the average American has $65,100 in their savings account, but averages are skewed by outliers. A better representation of how much money Americans have in their savings account is the midpoint value, also known as the median. The median savings amount for American households is only $5,300. Setting financial goals... Read More

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Surprise: “Too Big to Fail” is Bigger Than Ever
Much ink has been spilled over ending “Too Big to Fail,R... Read More

October 10, 2011

Everybody’s Fighting Over Bank Fees
The fight over bank fees and fairness continues, as President Oba... Read More

October 9, 2011

Unions, Advocacy Groups Rally with Occupy Wall Street
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of lower Manhattan... Read More

October 8, 2011

Bank of America, Adam Smith and a Fee Market System
This week, Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill) made a remarkably pithy st... Read More

October 7, 2011

Talk Credit Radio: Grow Up – and Wake Up – Financially
This week on Talk Credit Radio: Friday October 7, 2011 Tune into ... Read More

October 7, 2011

As Occupy Wall Street Grows, Scope of Grievances is Great
Katrina Brees paraded around Wall Street Tuesday in a white march... Read More

October 6, 2011