Looking to boost your financial security? A solid savings strategy is the key. Two essential components of success are creating emergency funds and rainy day funds. While often confused, these savings tools serve  distinct purposes and have different benefits. This guide explores those differences, recommends savings amounts appropriate for different life stages, and provides actionable…

For decades, home ownership has been an integral part of achieving the “American dream,” but today’s interest rate environment and record high home prices have driven many people to think carefully about whether owning a house makes financial sense for them. An increasing number of today’s younger people feel home ownership is increasingly beyond reach…

A vision board is a visual representation of one’s dreams and aspirations. The board can be 3-D (made from cut-out images or photographs mounted to a piece of cardboard or a canvas and hung on a wall or placed on a desk), virtual (created on social media sites like Pinterest or Instagram, or a series…