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Life Stages: Starting Out

Life Insurance For Your Grandchildren

If you are a grandparent, you’re probably already investing in the financial future of your grandchild. Perhaps you make regular contributions to a college savings fund or tuck savings bonds into their birthday cards. But have you thought about

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First Command donates $250,000 for financial literacy

First Command Financial Services, Inc., has awarded $250,000 to First Command Educational Foundation’s financial literacy program for Texas high school students, paving the way for a national expansion of this important initiative.

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Insuring your child at college

Seeing your newly-minted high school graduate move on to college is a rewarding experience for them and for you. But you may have concerns about the best way to protect your son or daughter from common financial risks. Before your child leaves for

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Now Open: Mom and Dad's School of Personal Finance

Line up the kids, set up the blackboard and put the chairs in a semicircle. Financial planning class is about to begin.

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Law extends residency options to military spouses

The president recently signed into law the Military Spouses Residency Relief Act (MSRRA), which among other things, provides that when a service member leaves his or her home state in accord with military or naval orders, the service member's spouse

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Young Feds and Financial Planning                              (Just One More Acronym)

Our government seems to run on a dizzying array of acronyms.  Among others, you’re asked to decode terms like TSP, FEGLI and FEHB.  For recently hired federal employees, the challenges of working for the nation’s largest employer can prove

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A Class Act

Amid rising unemployment and vanishing jobs, higher education has moved front and center as a vital solution for displaced workers and students looking to acquire the training and skills to compete in the global marketplace. First Command Educational

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Cashing in on the Current Housing Market

Housing prices are stabilizing, interest rates are low, and the federal homebuyer tax credit has increased to a maximum of $8,000 for 2009¹. Let Relocation Services by First Command help you make the most of the current housing market. You may be

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Becoming the Author of Your Own Experience

Life can be fantastic. Family relationships are harmonious, corporate leaders make ethical decisions, and going green is a global phenomenon. Life can also be challenging. Couples get divorced, students drop out of school, and Ponzi schemes destroy

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First Command Bank Introduces Free Electronic Deposit Service

As part of its continuing commitment to bring the latest technology to customers and to safely make the banking experience easier and more convenient, First Command Bank recently introduced Deposits on Command™, a free service that allows eligible

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