Money

One of the keys to a sound financial strategy is spending less than you take in, and then finding a way to put your excess to work. A money management approach involves creating budgets to understand and make decisions about where your money is going. It also involves knowing where you may be able to put your excess cash to work.

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Protecting and Growing Your Cash

Protecting and Growing Your Cash

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How Big is Money?

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Keeping Up with the Joneses

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Paying Off a Credit Card

Enter various payment options and determine how long it may take to pay off a credit card.

What Is My Current Cash Flow?

Assess whether you are running “in the black” or “in the red” each month.

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Protecting and Growing Your Cash

Safety. Simplicity. Yield. These are the three pillars that form Baird’s Cash Sweep Program.

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Do you know how to set up your financial goals for success? This knight does.

The Latte Lie and Other Myths

Check out this video to begin separating fact from fiction.

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