Financial Corner

New Year, New Financial View
3...2...1...Happy New Year!!! We say this to welcome in the New Year, but the question still remains to be seen if it will be a happy year or perhaps a not so happy year. Unfortunately, how a year unfolds is not necessarily the determining factor in happiness....

Why Budget?
As kids, we were more inquisitive than we are as adults. When told something, without fail, we would ask, “But why?” It may have annoyed our parents that after receiving the answer to the first why, we might immediately follow with an additional, “But why?” Humans are...

What is a FICO score?
It's time to open a new business, get the loan for the new car or put the down payment on your dream home, but the past comes back to haunt you in the form of your FICO score. It can be daunting to be in a position where your future is determined by your past. This...