Smart About Money: Consider giving a young person a gift that could pay dividends forever
A recent article in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance talked about raising kids who are good with money. One of their key takeaways was that…
Smart About Money: New mortgage regulations and how they affect you
After mortgage lending abuses almost led to a world-wide economic meltdown when the recession of 2008 hit, Congress stepped in and came up…
Smart About Money: Big banks keep doing this kind of thing. Why?
As a community banker, I am always really annoyed when I read that a big bank has once again done something to hurt customers. Because it…
Free Info Session for First-Time HomeBuyers on Saturday, October 17th at Canton Co-operative Bank
Canton, Mass . – Canton Co-operative Bank is sponsoring a free 90-minute Info Session on Saturday, October 17th from 10 to 11:30AM at the…
Smart About Money: Customer, Bank and Police Team Up to Catch a Thief
One morning at the Bank, we had a call from a customer who was on their online banking the night before and noticed a check they hadn’t…
Smart About Money: Time Travel Your Way To Financial Success
It’s probably fair to say that most of the troubles people have with money have nothing to do with unavoidable disasters. In fact, many of…
Starting May 2015, Canton Co-operative Bank offers new money management/online banking tools for personal and business Free Checking customers
Canton Co-operative Bank offers free checking accounts – both personal free checking accounts and business free checking accounts – with…
Smart About Money: When scammers hit very close to home ...
My father-in-law was home one afternoon and the phone rang. At first, he thought it was a telemarketer. Then he realized the caller was…
Smart About Money: The luxury of *not* doing everything online
We live in truly amazing times, where many things are so much more convenient because of computers and the Internet. Previously impossible…
Smart About Money: Saving is a 'path to happiness'
For too many people, saving sounds boring. Like they’re not going to have any fun...now or ever. That is absolutely wrong. Most of the…
Smart About Money: How to "hit the jackpot" with extended warranties
David Bakke, writing for the Money Crashers personal finance blog, says he “cannot think of a single instance where purchasing an extended…
Smart About Money: Worried a loved one may be on "a sucker list?"
If you’re trying to help a relative or friend you see responding to dubious mail and telephone schemes, you’ve probably realized how tough…