Military Spouses: The Unsung CFOs of Military Families Let’s face it: Behind nearly every financially sound military family is a military spouse juggling more spreadsheets (and...
The VA’s Home Refinancing Options for Military Members and Veterans If you've been thinking of refinancing your home loan, these brief descriptions will give you the background information...
Wills and More: These Are the Legal Documents Every Military Household Needs Estate planning isn’t just about protecting your assets; it’s about protecting your family from unnecessary stress and...
Preparing for the Worst: 5 Steps to Review and Update Insurance Policies for Financial Security The key to staying protected is making insurance reviews a regular part of your financial routine -- because the last thing...
Here’s a Tool to Easily Calculate Your Debt Repayment Strategy PowerPay lets you enter your debt information and how much money you have to put toward debt repayment each month, then helps...
Beneficiaries Outside Drive Time Standard No Longer Need Waiver to Stay in Tricare Prime New Tricare contracts that went into effect Jan. 1 changed the policy to allow those who move to a location more than 30...
Your 2025 Emergency Fund: How Military Households Can Weather the Storm A readily accessible pool of cash in the form of an emergency fund provides a crucial buffer against financial shocks...
Retirement Savings To-Do Lists for Military Households The key to a successful retirement isn't just saving; it's setting up guaranteed lifetime income so that your essential...
Year-Old VA Mortgage Rescue Program Ended by Trump Administration The VA will stop accepting new participants for what's called the Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase program, or VASP...
7 Financial Fundamentals for Military Families Let’s take a look at the essential ingredients that make up a well-rounded financial life.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...