Scammers are leveraging the COVID-19 pandemic to steal your money, your personal information, or both. Don’t let them. Protect yourself and do your research before clicking on links purporting to provide information on the virus, donating to a charity online or through social media, contributing to a crowdfunding campaign, purchasing products online, or giving up …
Retirement savings seems complicated, but it doesn’t have to be. Opening an IRA (Individual Retirement Account) and contributing to it regularly can create a secure retirement scenario for your future. There are two types of IRAs, Traditional and Roth, and with both options money contributed grows on a tax-deferred basis. For 2019, you can make …
We all know that energy costs can be expensive. January 10th was National Cut your Energy Costs Day. To celebrate, we’ve compiled some tips you may want to follow to help you save some extra money monthly by trimming your utility bills. Installing Smart Thermostats A smart thermostat is a temperature control device that allows …
The beginning of the year is the perfect time to reflect on your finances, from how much you earn and how you are doing in your career to where you invest and how easy (or hard) it is to save. With the start of the new year, it is time to make the resolutions that …
At some point in your company’s evolution, you may realize that it isn’t growing as robustly as you would like it to. If your business has been growing more slowly than you would like, there are ideas that you can use to speed up growth. What follows are 7 ideas. Streamline your business Growth and …
The end of the year will be here before you know it, and after that tax time will be right over the horizon. The steps you take now, before year-end, could have a profound impact on your tax bill when April rolls around. Time is running short, but you can still take steps to lower …
This month, the nation celebrated “Giving Tuesday”, a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. It is a day that inspires and encourages people to give, collaborate and celebrate generosity. The holidays are a great time for this, though that sentiment is often easily lost …
With the holidays upon us, shopping for loved ones has already started. Holiday spending, this year, is expected to rise 5%. This will amount to more than $1.1 trillion during the retail sector’s most lucrative and important season. Around 53% of all holiday shopping is expected to be done digitally, with 20% of purchases expected …
Your mobile device provides convenient access to your email, bank and social media accounts. Unfortunately, it can potentially provide the same convenient access for criminals. Spencer recommends following these tips to keep your information – and your money – safe. Use the passcode lock on your smartphone and other devices. This will make it more …
Every year, millions of consumers fall victim to cybercrime. According to the 2018 Norton Cyber Security Insights Report, 152 million U.S. consumers were victims of cybercrime – more than half of the country’s adult online population – with losses totaling over $11.5 billion. Spencer Savings Bank recommends the following tips to help keep your information …