Financial Advisor Spotlight: Nichol Rogers, Wells Fargo – Omaha, NE
Editors Note: In future issues, Smart Women Smart Money Magazine wants to highlight industry professionals who excel in their field. Our hope is to connect our readers...
Warning to New Home Buyers: Why Calculating Your Debt to Income Ratio is Important
By Derek Kreifels
Last month, the Mortgage Bankers Association released its quarterly report of delinquent mortgages. The MBA's survey defines a delinquency as any loan that the payment...
First Time Home Buyers: 6 Tips Before Applying for a Home Loan
Buying your first home can be an overwhelming, stressful, and even frightening process. But it doesn’t have to be. If you prepare yourself properly, you can prepare...
Six Reasons Residential Real Estate Is Better than Stocks
By Lance Thompson
The best known personal investments are real estate and stocks. There are pros and cons to both, but residential real estate provides six significant advantages...
Arkansas 529 Education Savings Plan Reaches $1 Billion in Assets
Little Rock, AR – The Arkansas 529 Education Savings Plan has reached $1 billion in assets, Treasurer of State Dennis Milligan told the 529 Board at a...
Creating Financial Resilience For Your Family
By SWSM Magazine staff writers and Teresa McGarry
Many have had to quickly adapt to the new economic reality we’re living in–and it can be overwhelming. We’ve come...
Chloe’s Money Tips For Kids
Submitted By Andrea Pullan
As an educator, I have a great passion for sharing activities that help build children’s number sense in order for them to be ready...
How to Shop Smart During COVID-19 (And Actually Save Money)
By Amber Pankonin
If you find yourself spending more on groceries right now, you’re not alone. Pre-pandemic, many of us might have been spending more by going out...
