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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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Talk Credit Radio: Financial Fails & Money Mistakes
This week on Talk Credit Radio: Friday August 26, 2011 Tu... Read More

August 26, 2011

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$2 a Gallon Gas, Michele Bachmann? Aim Higher.
Big city-dwellers notwithstanding, American consumers may purchas... Read More

August 25, 2011

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Amid Multiple Scandals, Standard & Poor’s CEO Resigns
The head of beleaguered credit rating agency Standard & Poor&... Read More

August 24, 2011

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Bloomberg: The Secret Bailout? Secret Fed Program Lent Big Banks $1.2 Trillion
At the height of the 2008 financial crisis, the Federal Reserve r... Read More

August 23, 2011

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Bankers to CFPB: Time to Regulate FarmVille’s Virtual Currency
For more than a year, the American Bankers Association has pushed... Read More

August 23, 2011

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Your Social Security Disability Income Is Probably Safe…For Now
If you receive SSDI and/or SSI, then it is probably safe from cre... Read More

August 23, 2011