Home Equity Loan vs. HELOC: What’s the Difference?
What are Home Equity Loans and Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOC)? Have you been considering a home loan to finance a major renovation...Read More
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How Can I Improve My Credit Score?
What do applying for a job, finding an apartment, and borrowing money all have in common? A good credit score. If yours is low,...Read More
Money Management Tips for Couples
Just over half of adults (about 53 percent) are married and 59 percent have cohabitated with an unmarried partner at some point in their...Read More
Protect Yourself Against These COVID-19 Scams in Bucks County
We are living through unprecedented times (at least for the last century or so of American history), but that hasn’t stopped scammers from taking...Read More
How Do I Prepare a Personal Financial Statement?
When was the last time you had a “fiscal checkup”? When it comes to long-term financial planning, preparing a Personal Financial Statement (PFS) is...Read More
Ultimate Guide to Estate Planning
Over the next decade, approximately $15.4 trillion dollars will be passed from one generation to their heirs. What’s your slice of that $15.8 trillion?...Read More
7 Ways to Get Ready for Tax Season
Each year, the IRS receives over 100 million individual income tax returns. As the year winds down, it’s time to get ready for tax...Read More
Essential Financial Literacy Tips that All Young Adults Should Learn
Are your kids ready to control their own financial destinies? With total student loan debt reaching 1.5 trillion last year, it’s more important than...Read More
Planning a Bucks County Summer Vacation on a Budget
The summer vacation is a classic American pastime. From a road trip out west to a week at the beach, everyone likes to get...Read More
A Financial Guide for New Parents in Bucks County
In Pricing the Priceless Child: The Changing Social Value of Children, Princeton University Sociologist Viviana A. Zelizer characterizes modern children as “economically worthless but...Read More