We here at Peak Personal Finance like to look at the online banking systems of the banks we review, so today we’re going to follow up on yesterday’s look at Univest Bank’s CD offers and look at the Univest Bank Online Banking system.>>> [Read More]
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Univest CD Rates
Here at Peak Personal Finance, we like to explore institutions we haven’t analyzed before, but that you, the reader, may have an interest in. This look at Univest is one of those, where we’ll first look at how Univest Bank certificate of deposit rates stack up and then consider online baking at the institution.>>> [Read More]
Do You Really Want a Business Degree?
I remember when getting a business degree was all the rage. Accounting, business administration, and marketing were all the rate. The idea was that you could get your bachelor’s degree and start out making more than $50,000 a year. However, the financial crisis and recession have changed the game for business degrees. The unemployment lines are full of people with business-related degrees. It even feels like out of work MBAs are a dime a dozen.>>> [Read More]
Women: Do You Have a Good Financial Education?
One of the more interesting trends, from my point of view as a woman, is the interest that more women are taking in finances these days. However, in light of a recent I read about on Yahoo! Finance, I’m not sure they’re taking the right interest in finances. At the risk of generalizing, I’ve noticed in my (limited) experience that women are mainly interested in frugality and couponing — how to stretch the household budget each month. This isn’t a bad thing, but monthly budgeting isn’t the whole of a well-rounded financial education, either. (Clearly, men need a good financial education as well, but traditionally men are more likely to be confident in money matters than women are.)>>> [Read More]
