Happiness can lead to financial freedom
The United States is among 31 countries examined in a recent Cambridge University study that finds an alarming number of adults are deficient in basic financial skills. According to a ...
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A financial literacy legacy
John D. Unangst, President & CEO of Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union (FMFCU) and conceptualist of The Berenstain Bears Financial Literacy Program is fondly remembered as a visionary leader. John’...
Striking a chord
Response to my December article The End of Banking at Credit Unions? was fast and a tad furious. For that I am grateful because it means it struck a chord, ...
The end of banking at credit unions?
Since their inception, I suspect, credit unions have been trying to come up with a clever word to replace the noun, verb, and adjective that so succinctly describes financial institutions ...
To what do you attach your brand?
Mission Statement… Positioning Statement… Tag Line… Core Values… These branding efforts emanate from within an organization and form the foundation of the organization’s public image. Successful branding is an ...
Four unique ways to promote youth programs
Launching an exclusive youth program spawned a bevy of unique promotional opportunities for PrimeTrust Federal Credit Union. After partnering with The Berenstain Bears Financial Literacy Program and introducing the Cub ...
Trending: Financial well-being in the workplace
Undue stress has a negative effect on health and a net-negative effect on the workplace. Certified Employee Benefits Specialist Stephen Miller cited a number of studies around the effects of ...
Everyone is saying it, but that doesn’t make it right
Last month I wrote about one of my biggest grammar pet peeves—the increasingly common erroneous use of the first person pronoun “I” as the object of a sentence. I ...