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When Should You Take Social Security?
Social Security uses your highest 35 years of earnings to calculate what you are paid. Continue reading

Managing Your Business: Unlocking the Cash in Your Business
If your business is short of cash, the money you need might already be there locked up in stock, assets or your debtors’ book. Continue reading

The Basics of Retirement Accounts
An important thing to remember when considering your 401(k) is that it’s the account you put money into, not your actual investments. Continue reading

Social Security: The Choice of a Lifetime
This webinar recording provides financial guidance on Social Security. Continue reading

Teaching Kids to be Smart With Money
Your goal is to help them develop the kind of healthy spending habits that will turn them into grown-up savers and investors you’ll be proud of. Continue reading

How to Prepare For Next Year’s Tax Season Now
This guide can help you prep for next year so you can sail through tax season as quickly as possible with or without the help of a professional. Continue reading

Credit and Debit Card Fraud Handling and Prevention
It will take just a few minutes of your time to answer the questions and either confirm a transaction, or identify them as suspicious and unauthorized. Continue reading

Financially Strong at Sound
As a member of Sound, your funds are secure. The National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF) insures your account to at least $250,000. The NCUSIF has the backing of the full faith and credit of the federal government. It is important to know that credit union members have never lost a penny of savings at a federally insured credit union. Continue reading

Six Dates in History That Changed Women’s Financial Futures
The paths we walk today were paved and fought for by some incredible and powerful women. Continue reading