Welcome to our Financial Wellness Blog - dedicated to highlighting financial information that's useful to everyone. We've also included a Community Spotlight to promote volunteer organizations in our hometowns - Carmel, Dunkirk, Fishers, Hartford City, Knightstown, Montpelier, New Castle, Pendleton, Rushville, and Union City. If you'd like to submit an article for a non-profit, please read this or email Leah Driver. Thank you!
INDIANAPOLIS, IN, June 1, 2020: Citizens State Bank of Indiana is committing $100,000 to the pool of small business lending funds available through the Indiana Community Business Credit Corporation...read more
An email account can be compromised in a number of different ways. In some cases, your password may be weak...read more
One of the significant factors in growing a successful business is finance. In this session, we discuss creating and leveraging relationships with financial institutions to...read more
Recently a panel of business acquisition professionals discussed topics including business valuation, SBA loan changes and opportunities, and legal issues. The panel included...read more
When you think of a cyber-criminal you probably think of an evil mastermind sitting behind a computer, launching sophisticated attacks over...read more
It's easy to think of Social Engineering as peer pressure from fraudsters - instead of relying on hacking skills, they manipulate you into providing information willingly....read more
If you're putting together a budget, you might be surprised at how much you spend on eating out - this is generally an easy place to cut costs....read more
The mission of the Rush Memorial Hospital Foundation is to establish a partnership with the community to help educate, support, and fund the ongoing healthcare efforts of Rush Memorial Hospital....read more
Once you find a home you love and the seller accepts your offer, it’s time to apply for your mortgage loan. (Unless you were pre-approved.) You’ll start by selecting a lender and...read more
It seems like it’s been much longer than one year ago since we last did our taxes, but somehow, it’s here again; Tax season. Let’s start out by acknowledging that this past...read more
An account takeover happens when a fraudster poses as a financial institution to get your account or personal information. Once the fraudster has access...read more
There are many different definitions of “privacy.” We are going to focus on personal privacy, protecting the information...read more
If you own a stock, you can probably go online and quickly look up its current value. What about your home?...read more
The idea of “sustainability” is linked to a lot of our local activities these days—whether it’s reusing or recycling products, sampling...read more
No matter how secure you are, sooner or later you may have an accident and become hacked. Here are clues...read more
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