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It started with my youngest step-daughter buying me two shop stools for my 65th birthday. The problem was how to get the stools since she lives in Austin, Texas, about 1,000 miles away. She suggested we could get them the next time her mom and I “visit.” I like to drive, but even I thought a 2,000-mile round trip was excessive to pick up a set of stools for my shop.

Some of you may have read that after nearly 30 years I will be retiring as CEO at the end of February, 2022.  It’s been a great run and I can honestly say that I have loved the job and the people that I have worked with.  I don’t really look at the board and staff as co-workers, to me they have been good friends and family.  It will be with a great deal of sadness when I turn off the office lights for the last time.

It’s with both excitement and dread that I announce that I will be retiring as CEO on February 28, 2022. 

Plaid is a secure online service that allows your bank account to seamlessly integrate into applications. Plaid has more than 800 clients that have accounts integrated into them every day in just minutes, if not seconds, saving time in comparison to manual linking (which can take up to 5 days!). Some of Plaid’s clients include Robinhood, Webull, and even Carvana®!

Moving away from home can be one of the most exciting times of your life, but it can also be a bit nerve-racking. Having a solid plan can help you maintain control of your finances during one of the biggest adjustment periods of your life.

The current pandemic has created a heated debate as to whether the “work from home” concept is here to stay or a passing fad. Within the credit union industry I have spoken to several CEOs and it seems that opinions vary greatly.

Think saving money involves tedious restructuring of finances, risky investing, or long-term planning? Think again! Here are three easy tips to increase your savings without having to think about it.

August, the season when kids head back to school to learn about everything under the sun… except for basic finance! What can you do to better prepare your child (or young adult) prior to venturing out into the real world?

I have had several members comment to me that they don’t understand crypto currencies.  In my opinion, most of us actually understand the concept; what we don’t understand is why so many people are purchasing these virtual currencies.