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401K Nest EggToday’s top story: Auditing your 401(k) plan. Also in the news: When you should buy both whole and term life insurance, the tax documents you should always keep, and how a balance transfer could help your credit score.

How Good Is Your 401(k) Plan?
This basic audit will tell you.

When to Consider Both Whole and Term Life Insurance
Why purchasing both may be best.

Tax Documents You Should Always Keep
What to keep and what to shred.

A Balance Transfer Can Help Your Credit Score
Understanding your credit utilization ratio.

6 Mistakes You Make When You Check Your Credit
Of course, not checking your credit would be the biggest mistake of all.

Wednesday’s need-to-know money news

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Life InsuranceToday’s top story: How to refinance your home without piles of paperwork. Also in the news: Why you should skip credit card advances, understanding your life insurance policy, and 10 ways you could be throwing money away.

Can You Refinance Your Home Without a Mountain of Paperwork?
Finding a loan that doesn’t require a million documents.

Skip Credit Card Cash Advances: Convenience Costs Too Much
Quick cash can come with a heavy price tag.

Managing Your Life Insurance Policy: Understanding Key Terms
Knowledge is power.

10 Ways That Too Many People Throw Money Away
Stop doing that!

Monday’s need-to-know money news

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Zemanta Related Posts ThumbnailToday’s top story: How to make saving for retirement less miserable. Also in the news: The best type of financial plan, refinancing your student loans, and four ways to cut the cost of life insurance.

How to Take the Misery Out of Saving for Retirement
It doesn’t have to be painful.

The Best Financial Plan is the One That Motivates You to Take Action
Motivation could be the key to success.

How to Decide If You Should Refinance Your Student Loans
Navigating the murky waters of refinancing.

4 Ways to Cut the Cost of Life Insurance
Don’t pay more than you have to.

Monday’s need-to-know money news

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Life InsuranceToday’s top story: Life insurance benefits you may not know about. Also in the news: The upside of waiting to take Social Security, how to have tough financial conversations, and ten ways you might sabotage your new year’s resolutions.

3 Life Insurance Benefits You Did Not Know About
Alternatives to using life insurance as a financial planning tool.

Getting Paid To Wait: Increase Your Social Security Benefit
Taking Social Security later could significantly increase your benefits.

How to Have Hard Financial Conversations With Those Close to You
Tackling the tough subjects.

10 Ways You Might Sabotage Your 2015 Financial Resolutions
Stay strong!

What You Should Know Before Paying Off Old Debt
When paying off old debt is the right move.

Thursday’s need-to-know money news

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471x286xdebt-collector.jpg.pagespeed.ic.N0bBKkAfMqToday’s top story: How to handle frustration with your financial advisor. Also in the news: Making your frequent flier miles work harder, easing your anxieties over savings, and what to do with the 401(k) from your last job.

What to Do When You’re Fed Up With Your Financial Advisor
It’s time for a sit-down.

Make Frequent Flier Miles Work Better for You, in Just 2 Steps
Getting the most you can from the airlines.

Is Outliving Your Savings a Fate Worse Than Death?
How to ease your anxieties.

This Cartoon Shows You What to Do With the 401(k) From Your Last Job
Making the process easier to understand.

Is Your Life Insurance Worthless?
Don’t put your policy at risk.

Wednesday’s need-to-know money news

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321562-data-breachesToday’s top story: How often you need to change your passwords. Also in the news: The truth about life insurance, annuities, and financial aid, how to catch up on your retirement savings after 50, and the four necessities for a successful retirement.

How Often Should You Change Your Passwords?
More often than you think.

Consumers Beware: The Truth About Life Insurance, Annuities And College Financial Aid
How they all tie together.

Over Age 50? How to Catch Up on Retirement Savings
There’s still time.

4 Necessities for a Successful Retirement
It takes more than just money.

A Prescription for Financial Wellness
Getting yourself financially healthy.