Markets and Investing

Having a basic understanding of money management is crucial to your savings and investments. It can be overwhelming, trying to stay on top of all the avenues in which you are earning, spending and owing money. However, establishing a good mindset can...

Having a good credit score is important for getting established financially. It affects a customer’s ability to buy a home, get approved for loans, and acquire insurance. Identity theft and credit card fraud are on the rise, and they can...

At Purdue Federal Credit Union (Purdue Federal), the team’s priority is helping people with their whole financial picture—from education to products and services. It’s the reason the credit union earned the 2022 Best of Northwest Indiana...

Are you unsure how to teach your kids about money? Let the friendly team at Purdue Federal Credit Union’s 113th & Broadway Branch in Crown Point guide you. Purdue Federal empowers kids to learn about finances from an early age through products...

As a property management company, 1st American Management Company, Inc. AMO ® takes pride in its team of financial experts from its certified public accountant (CPA) to its accounting department. Having a stellar CPA, Chief Financial Officer (CFO),...

The Biden Administration recently announcedthat the federal government will cancel up to $20,000 of federal student loans per person. Millions of Americans will be recipients of the student loan debt relief; unfortunately, this creates an...

For Horizon Bank, educating high school students across Northwest Indiana about finances and banking is an important part of their mission. In an effort to get more involved with financial literacy and educating the region’s youth about banking,...

Eighteen organizations will receive grants from NIPSCO to help fund their  safety education and training projects throughout Northern Indiana. This year, NIPSCO has  granted a total of $68,000. Over the past five years since this grant...

Back-to-school season means shopping, whether your children learn at home or head to school in person. Before determining what students may need for the year, set a budget. Planning ahead as much as possible will help keep expenses to a...

With the rising prices of gas and seemingly everything else, restaurants, travel companies, rideshares, and other businesses are tacking on new fees to the basic costs of their services. Businesses are feeling inflation impacts just as the...