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Education Articles

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Is My Insurance Enough When Disaster Strikes?

When natural disasters do hit, insurance may not always be enough in their aftermath. Here are three insurance pitfalls and what you can do to remedy them.

Planning Your Future Owning a Home Understanding Insurance

Protect Yourself From Financial Burden

Payment protection offers a simple way to ensure your loans don’t become a hardship if you’re gone. Learn the differences between Payment Protection and life insurance. 

Planning Your Future Understanding Insurance

7 Life Insurance Misconceptions

Don't be fooled by common myths and misunderstandings about life insurance. Whatever your unique needs, it doesn’t hurt to give what you’ve heard additional thought.

Planning Your Future Understanding Insurance

Tricks to Selling Your Home Quickly

Are you looking to sell your home? Here are some simple ways to make selling your home a more seamless process. 

Planning Your Future Owning a Home

Passing On the Story of You

Legacy planning is a complex process that allows you to create a lasting gift for your heirs that goes well beyond financial matters.

Planning Your Future

Plan For Retirement, Especially In Your 20s

Learn how to plan for retirement at an early age. The sooner you get into the habit of saving for retirement, the more time your money has to grow. 

Planning Your Future Forming Money Habits

Friendly Warning: Tax Season Is ‘Fraud’ Season

Tax season fraud and malware campaigns have a seemingly endless number of ploys. Many are designed to steal financial information or infect machines with malware.

Protecting Your Information

Demystifying Financial Terms: APR & APY

Trying to understand APR and APY can be confounding. They aren't simply interest rates but something far more complex. Let us help you figure them out.

Planning Your Future Forming Money Habits

5 Things You Probably Have Wrong About Credit Unions

When it comes to checking and savings accounts, most people head to large financial institutions. But what you may not know is credit unions provide the same services as banks.

Choosing a Financial Partner Planning Your Future

Switching From Your Bank As Easy as 1 … 2 … 3 … 4

Switching from your current bank to SELCO Community Credit Union is surprisingly easy and can often be completed in just minutes. 

Choosing a Financial Partner