Archive - June 2017
-
10 Steps to Keep Your Identity Secure
June 28, 2017
Categories: Cyber Security, Security
It may seem like protecting your personal information is just one more thing to add to the to-do list, but being proactive now could save you a mountain of work later. At Bank of Louisiana, we believe your identity is the most precious thing you have. To help you keep it safe, we offer the following steps to help you keep it as secure as possible. Check your credit score. By looking at your personal credit report each and every month, you can catch any potential errors as soon as they occur
Read More -
Teaching Your Children the Basics of Online Security
June 21, 2017
Categories: Cyber Security, Family
If you’re like many parents in the United States, your preteens and teenagers may be running circles around you when it comes to utilizing the latest technology. Whether that’s Facebook’s latest updates, new iPhone technology, or the latest app hitting the scene, the amount of new knowledge and innovation seems endless. For your growing adults, this may look more like an endless playground than a minefield, but at times it can be both. To help your children use technology while
Read More -
The Argument for a Monthly Money Meeting
June 14, 2017
Categories: Budgeting, Money Meeting, Savings
Whether you’re recently married, or you’re approaching your 30th anniversary, you know that money can be a topic of controversy among couples and families. Even in the most perfect relationships hardships happen, and decisions have to be made. At Bank of Louisiana, we think there is a helpful and long term tool that can help you have less conflict and more compromises while contemplating both goals and solutions. The answer is relatively simple, talk it out, however, the complicated part
Read More -
How to Save $1,000,000 for Retirement
June 7, 2017
Categories: Personal Finance, Retirement, Savings
Retirement, 401(k), stocks and bonds, the subject matter of saving for the long term isn’t often as appealing as saving for the short term. Perhaps that’s why nearly three-quarters of Americans are underestimating how much they’ll need for retirement. The United States is on the brink, if not already in, a retirement crisis. However, at Bank of Louisiana we believe retirement saving can still be easily accomplished, there are just a few steps to get started: The first thing
Read More