When we were preparing an out-of-state move, I made a list of all the places that have our address. The list is surprisingly long: every bank and credit union, every credit card, every brokerage firm, ...
Encrypted USB Flash Drive For Financial and Legal Documents
As many employees working for a large company do these days, I get a laptop issued by the company. You are not supposed to use it for personal business, but I'm not that good in strict compliance. ...
FidSafe: Online Safe Deposit Box From Fidelity
This was buried in the same letter from Fidelity which announced free trades on 5 additional iShares ETFs: FidSafe®: Manage your and your family's finances by safely storing, organizing, and ...
Mint and Personal Capital vs Quicken and Microsoft Money
Reader Andrew read my series on looking for alternatives to Microsoft Money (I ended up staying with Microsoft Money after all). He asked me why I use a desktop application such as Microsoft Money or ...
Pound Foolish: Money Gurus Will Not Solve All Your Money Problems
Every year many books on money and finance are published. Only few gain publicity. When you hear or see an author interviewed on radio and TV or read reviews in national newspapers or magazines, think ...
A Social Security Owner’s Manual by Jim Blankenship
Jim Blankenship is a Certified Financial Planner, Enrolled Agent, and the owner of Blankenship Financial Planning in Illinois. I have been following his blog Getting Your Financial Ducks In A Row for ...