Mar 1, 2012 | Banking and Finance
Two Goals, One Pot of Money There’s no doubt that college costs are high — and getting higher. So, if you expect your child to go to college, it probably makes sense to start saving as early as possible. There’s also no doubt that if you plan to retire someday, you’re...
Feb 29, 2012 | Banking and Finance
Broad market gains yesterday sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average to close above the 13,000 mark for the first time since May 2008 and the S&P 500 ended the day at its best level in nearly four years. Investors overlooked falling home prices and a 4% drop in...
Feb 28, 2012 | Banking and Finance
Community financial institutions (FIs) and credit unions (CUs) are triumphing over big banks at a time when the country's small businesses are making tentative steps toward economic recovery, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The source notes that despite...
Feb 27, 2012 | Banking and Finance
Setting up a community bank presence on Twitter is unlikely to garner the same number of followers as more established big-name financial institutions – but in a way, that might be beneficial, notes the Philadelphia Business Journal. Banks can use Twitter to...
Feb 24, 2012 | Banking and Finance
According to Inc. magazine, entrepreneurs tend to create a personal financial statement for one of two reasons. They're either genuinely interested about viewing the inner workings of their companies, or they need to get their financial house in order prior to a...
Feb 23, 2012 | Banking and Finance
At a recent community bank conference, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that smaller institutions are beginning to pull ahead of big banks, focusing more on financial investment advice as more money for loans becomes available. Bernanke noted that while...
