Make it through Tax Season with Tips from the IRS

tax day Even though your tax return is not due until April, you can make tax time easier on yourself with an early start. The IRS offers 10 tips to ensure a smooth tax-filing process.

Recognize a Credit Repair Scam

woman working at desk Every day, unscrupulous companies target consumers who have poor credit histories with promises to clean up their credit report. If you see a credit repair offer, use our tips to help you tell if the company behind it is up to no good.

Monitor Your Financial Planning Progress

man walking on bar graph Is your financial plan on track? If you’re not sure, then it’s probably time to take a look at your plan and see if it’s working for you. And if you’re close to retirement, but your retirement fund isn’t where you want it to be, check out our tips to help you prepare.

Put a Career Safety Net in Place

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No one’s job is certain, so the best advice may be 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. Read our tips for putting a career safety net in place.

 

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Notice of Changes in Temporary NCUA Insurance Covereage for Transaction Accounts - All funds in a \"noninterest-bearing transaction account\" are insured in full by the National Credit Union Administration through December 31, 2012. This temporary unlimited coverage is in addition to, and separate from, the coverage of at least $250,000 available to members under the NCUA's general share insurance rules. The term \"noninterest-bearing transaction account\" includes a traditional share draft account (or demand deposit account) on which the insured credit union pays no interest or dividend. It does not include any transaction account that may earn interest or dividends, a negotiable order of withdrawal (\"NOW\") account, money-market deposit account, and Interest on Lawyers Trust Account (\"IOLTA\"), even if share drafts may be drawn on the account. For more information about temporary NCUA insurance coverage of transaction accounts, visit www.ncua.gov. (2) If an insured credit union uses sweep arrangements, modifies the terms of an account, or takes other actions that result in funds no longer being eligible for full coverage under this section, the insured credit union must notify affected members and clearly advise them, in writing, that such actions will affect their share insurance coverage.