Hey! Do you know how to protect your Social Security number?

Social Security numbers are a common target for identity theft phishing scams. One way thieves pull this scam is by pretending to be a representative from the bank.

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Hey! Do you know how to make your money work for you, simply by using the power of time?

Compounding interest is, essentially, interest on interest. Interest accumulates on what you put in as well as any interest that came before. It adds up faster than you might think.

For example, say you start with $10,000 and contribute $500 every month for five years at 10% interest rate that compounds annually. In five years, you will have around $38,000. In 15 years, ...

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(Kristen) Welcome to Money Matters at 757 with Justin Chastain. And Justin, there’s a lot of ways to pay the bills these days, so is it still important to know how to use checks as an option?

(Justin) It is because certain vendors still require a paper trail, and checks do provide that. But I do highly recommend, you know, in order to have checks, you have to have a checking account. This is a great way to receive direct deposits, ...

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(Kristen) Welcome to Money Matters at 757 with Justin Chastain. And Justin, today we are going to talk about saving for the future. It’s a new year, so are saving accounts still the way to go?

(Justin) They can be, but not necessarily, because there is multiple options you can have within savings accounts. So it really depends on what the client or you’re looking for and how long you’re looking to save and invest for.

(Justin) So we have a money ...