I have some money in a no-penalty CD at Ally Bank. A no-penalty CD offers the best of both worlds: The interest rate is guaranteed not to go down during the term, and the money stays liquid at all ...
Free Home-Based VPN for Accessing Financial Accounts During Travel
When I travel out of the country, I don't try to access my financial accounts, because (a) I don't know how secure the hotel WiFi is; and (b) when the financial institution sees login attempts from ...
Stop Tax Return Fraud: Sign Up For IRS IP PIN Program
Due to many hacks and breaches of personal information, having a tax return filed fraudulently in your name has become a problem in recent years. Criminals gather enough information about you to file ...
Replace Lost Or Stolen Savings Bonds: A Real Life Experience
When the burglars broke into my home, they stole my stack of Series I Savings Bonds (see previous post Lessons After A Burglary: Physical Security). I started buying paper savings bonds in 2001. I ...
Lessons After A Burglary: Physical Security
"What if I lose this?" That's the question I should've asked myself more often. I hope you will ask the question now so that you don't get caught after the fact. I came back from work one ...
Protect Your Investment Accounts With A Security Token: Fidelity, Schwab, E*Trade, Vanguard
This is a little crazy. I can stop someone from logging into my web email account because it requires a 6-digit code that changes every 30 seconds (gmail 2-step verification), but I can't stop someone ...