by Kristen Kuchar With temperatures warming up and summer well on the way, the topic of summer vacation is sure to be on everyone’s mind. Most people are excited to be planning a big extravagant trip. However, there are more options than just booking an expensive flight, staying in an overpriced hotel, and blowing all of […]

Home interest rates plunged to historic lows this week as more South Floridians are working to boost their credit records so lenders will trust them with a mortgage. The average 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage interest rate plunged this week to 3.84 percent, Freddie Mac reported Thursday. Last year at this time, the rate was almost a […]

By J.J. Montanaro USAA Certified Financial Plannerâ„¢ Practitioner Originally published in Military Spouse Magazine I was chatting with a colleague the other day about a big challenge in our work as financial planners. Frankly, there’s not a lot of new stuff out there when it comes to giving guidance about helping people manage their money. […]