From Planking to Owling to… Rothing?
April 3, 2012
By: Hank of America There is increased chatter in the social media space to talk up Roth IRA’s for young people. Jeff Rose (Twitter handle @jjeffrose), a financial planner whom we follow and like, is one of many bloggers stepping [...]
An Opportunity to Electrify Your Saving?
December 29, 2011
By Dave K We’ll certainly see. On December 27, 2011 General Electric Co.’s finance arm agreed to buy the U.S. retail banking arm of MetLife Inc. In short (pun intended) the maker of the light bulb (among other things) will [...]
Banking Fees: Now you see them, now you don’t…Oh wait there they are again!
November 14, 2011
By financialfootprint Banks recently made positive headlines when they announced they were moving away from charging customers to use their debit cards. Victory?! Not entirely. Banks have to put food on the table too remember? Well don’t you worry. Banks [...]
Shopping Deals: Brought to You by Your Bank
July 13, 2011
By financialfootprint Over the weekend, I was reading an article from CNNMoney about how banks and credit card companies have started to partner with retailers to send targeted deals/offers to banking clients through their bank statements. Here is how it [...]
Virtual Banks: The better looking twin of traditional banks
February 14, 2011
Brought to you by: YUPster Over the last couple of years virtual banking has started to grow in its popularity with young adults. What is virtual banking, you say? Virtual banking is a checking or savings account without the paper. [...]