41 percent less comfortable with savings

January 2012 Financial Security Index “With a stock market essentially flat, the comfort levels slipped a bit.” Although it seems as if clients are starting to feel more comfortable with the economy as a whole, they remain pessimistic with regard to their personal financial situation. Most of our clients include savings in their total invested [...]

How to Maximize Your Savings In 2012

The following is a guest post. Maximizing your savings potential is all about freeing up cash in other areas of your life in order to siphon the extra funds into those savings accounts. This isn’t always easy, however and those New Year’s resolutions to save quickly end up falling by the wayside. Cutting back is [...]

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1.90% APY Best certificate of deposit rates with Central Oklahoma Federal Credit Union

Central Oklahoma Federal Credit Union is pushing for the best interest rate with their certificates of deposit. The credit union has the following current CD rates: 6 month      1.25% APY 1 year          1.40% APY 2 year          1.80% APY 3 year          1.90% [...]

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Getting More Revenue Through Online Brokers

One trick in the stock market that could allow you to get more money is by saving as much as you can. There are several ways to cut down on the cost of trades and they are sure fire ways to earn you more cash. Below are just some of the most common ways you [...]

Should you use money markets for liquidity?

In the land of low interest rates, savers hustle and bustle to find a high yield that still keeps them under the safe umbrella of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Should investors remain in the shelter of a money market account, or should they risk a little more with a money market mutual fund? What [...]

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