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Bank Customers Lose Real Money

Jeff For Banks

You've been conservative, preferring the stability and security of bank deposits versus the gyrations of the market. Heck, maybe there'll be a reassessment and your real estate taxes will go down. Taxes go down? You worked hard, saved money, and reduced or eliminated debt. If this were 2006, things would be good. I made a funny.

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Predicting the Next Banking Crisis Is a Fool’s Game. Not Learning From the Last One: Equally Foolish

Jeff For Banks

When the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 passed, the top capital gains tax rate was lowered, providing yet another incentive for equity speculators to pour money into the fledgling internet industry. And quite frankly, I did not know there were so many tranches to mortgage-backed securities. What caused it? credit default swaps anyone?).

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Personal Capital Review: Free Tools and Paid Wealth Management

MyBankTracker

Personal Capital is an online wealth management concept that started in 2009. This is done securely. The cash account is an FDIC insured financial account, but the APYs are rock bottom. Since then, it has proven itself by amassing $12.6 billion in assets under management with over 24,200 clients. Financial Advisory Team.

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The Only Thing to Hate About Personal Finance Management Is the Term ‘PFM’

Javelin Strategy & Research

I said that in first PFM report for Javelin in 2009, and I’ve repeated it in the seven reports since, most recently in “Managing Money in the ‘Mobile-First’ Era: A Blueprint for On-the-Go Personal Finance Management.”. Digit is an FDIC-insured automated savings account. In January, Capital One snatched up Level Money’s budget app.

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The Thinker

Independent Banker

When the economy came crashing down in 2009, The Peoples Bank was able to work with customers facing hard times. FDIC Advisory Committee on Community Banking, member. One officer at The Peoples Bank has served as the event’s treasurer for 20 years, shepherding the picnic funds and keeping them secure. Membership-Marketing.

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