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Welcome to Wi$eUp!Wi$eUp is a financial education program for Generation X & Y women. It promotes financial security through online education. The online course has 8 components and is free upon registration. Read more about Wi$eUp. Wi$eUp Online
Wi$eUp Expert Q&AsThe Wi$eUp financial experts represent a broad cross-section of financial expertise from across the US. These professionals volunteer their time and knowledge to respond to questions from registered participants. Wi$eUp TeleconferencesBimonthly teleconferences are 1 hour sessions on current topics and include Q&As from listeners. Conferences are recorded and available as MP3 downloads. Wi$eUp Testimonials
When we think of investments, we often forget that the best place to make an investment of money or time is in ourselves. So if you’re in a job you might want to change as the economy improves or if you feel a major lifestyle change in the offing, it makes sense to consider these kinds of investments MORE »
One of 2009’s biggest personal finance stories was the capture of Bernard Madoff, creator of the biggest Ponzi scheme in history. If you read the headlines and told yourself it didn’t affect you because you weren’t rich enough to be snared by such a crook, think again. Some of the investors got involved with less than $1 million in life savings. It’s best to look at the Madoff debacle this way: Anyone can be duped under the right circumstances. If you want to protect yourself, your friends or your family members from financial scams, it’s good to know when fraud might be headed your way. Some tips MORE » Security experts say that I.D. theft evolves as quickly as law enforcement and consumers find new ways of fighting back. For example, the Federal Trade Commission has reported that one of the top I.D. theft scams involved offering federal stimulus money in exchange for financial information. Thieves are also getting younger since young people are the earliest adopters of the latest computer and online skills. What can you do? Here are some ideas. MORE »The Federal Reserve wants consumers to use their credit cards wisely and created a 45-second advertisement that provides tips to help consumers manage their accounts in a way that avoids unnecessary charges and fees. MORE »
The Federal Reserve has created advertisements to direct consumers to free resources on avoiding foreclosure scams at www.federalreserve.gov. MORE »
To register for the next Wi$eUp Teleconference call on November 30, at 2:00 p.m. EST. The topic will be about how to conduct a year-end financial review, learning how to adjust your spending and savings habits to meet your financial goals, ideas for keeping your holiday spending under control. Our speakers will be: David George, Certified Public Accountant (CPA) / Personal Financial Specialist (PFS), is a partner in Wealth Management Group LLP CPAs in Irvine, California; Erika Safran, Certified Financial Planner™, is a Financial Advisor and Principal with Financial Asset Management Corporation, and Liz Pulliam Weston, author and columnist for MSN Money. MORE »
If there is one lesson to be learned from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, it’s never to forget history. Economies overheat. Companies fire or reassign workers even in the best of economic times. No one’s job is certain. The best advice going into the recovery is to bulletproof one’s career as much as possible. That’s why it makes sense to create a permanent career safety net that can protect you if an employer makes a change, your own business slows or you simply want to take your life in a different direction. MORE »11/30/09: Who Starts Thinking About a Summer Job in December? Smart Kids and Their Parents, That’s Who
The Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University issued a report in October that stated teens were the nation’s most underutilized group of U.S. workers. The reason? As the economy has declined, employers have been able to recruit much more experienced workers into entry-level jobs once populated by teens. That’s bad news for high school and college students who need to cover an increasing range of expenses. So that means to get the best summer work opportunities, teens not only need to start searching while the snow is flying, it might be good to pick up some skills as well. MORE »Wi$eUp Poll of the Month
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