Financial Fellow

Written by J.P. Wicklein

     Several years ago I decided to shift my savings account from my local, brick-and-mortar bank to an online bank. I did so to take advantage of the higher interest rates paid by online banks. Since they don’t have the overhead associated with their brink-and-mortar competitors, many online banks will offer customers a higher interest rate. Here’s a closer look at the three, major online banks:

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   Written by J.P. Wicklein
     The following summarizes each of the Financial Fellow articles for November 2008 in two sentences or less.
1)   How to Avoid a Big Tax Refund:  If you wish to increase your take home pay throughout the year, while decreasing your annual tax refund, you can do so by increasing the number of [...]

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Written by J.P. Wicklein

     In the spirit of Thanksgiving I thought it appropriate to make a list of financial things to be thankful for.  Although some of the items listed below are certainly negative they also present a silver lining.

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