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Middle-class families are preparing to extend their belt-tightening ways into the holiday shopping season, continuing a long-term trend that has come into play during the current economic downturn. During the past three holiday seasons, the First
At a time of continuing economic uncertainty, military families are proving themselves significantly more conscientious than other Americans in scrutinizing key aspects of their household finances – and in seeking out professional financial
Frugal living is alive and well in America’s military families. During the economic downturn we have seen significant changes in spending habits among all middle-income consumers. These belt-tightening behaviors are particularly evident right now
While four U.S. Navy Seals were holed up in a rugged, mountainous region of Kunar Province, Afghanistan, desperately fighting for their lives against an onslaught of more than 150 Taliban fighters, another Navy Seal, Lt. Cmdr. Erik S. Kristensen was
Active-duty families who work with financial planners are out-saving their do-it-yourself colleagues – and feeling more confident in their long-term finances. Military families who have written financial plans developed through financial advisors
Picking on telemarketers is a national pastime in America, but Tyrone, Ga., Financial Advisor Jean Raines says we’re being too hard on the poor saps struggling to make a living in one of America’s least attractive professions. Telemarketers aren’t
Since the decline in the financial and housing markets in 2008 and 2009, middle-class Americans have responded to the economic turmoil by making a distinct shift in their personal financial habits.
First Command has seen its share of change over the past 30 years. The company has expanded into Europe, started one of the nation’s premier online banks and opened its doors to federal employees and others in middle-income America. But for clients
The recent volatility of the financial markets has sounded an unmistakable wake-up call for many American families, reminding them that investing for the future often involves taking on risk in the present.