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The 5 Factors That Affect Your Credit Score

The 5 Factors That Affect Your Credit Score Whether you're looking to get your first credit card for everyday expenses or take out a mortgage to purchase your first home, credit is an essential tool for helping people meet their financial goals. Here, we'll break down the 5 factors that influence your score-in order of most heavily weighted to least-and the simple yet effective steps [...]

Budget Check Up: Tax Time Is the Right Time

Every year, about 140 million households file their federal tax returns.ย For many, the process involves digging through shoe boxes or manila folders full of receipts; gathering mortgage, retirement, and investment account statements; and relying on computer software to take advantage of every tax break the code permits.1 It seems a shame not to make the most of all that effort. Tax preparation may [...]

A Look at Diversification

Ancient Chinese merchants were said to have developed a unique way to manage their risk. They would divide their shipments among several different vessels. That way, if one ship were to sink or be attacked by pirates, the rest stood a good chance of getting through. Thus, the majority of the shipment could be saved. Your investment portfolio may benefit from that same logic. [...]