Thoughts on Credit Monitoring

June 14 2010 Thoughts on Credit Monitoring
When you sign up for credit monitoring services, you're not necessarily done.  What does that mean? Well, as a credit consultant I get lots of questions about credit monitoring services: Do ... Read More...

Credit Scores – Which Ones to Get?

June 1 2010 Credit Scores – Which Ones to Get?
The question keeps coming up about which credit scores to get when you want to check your own credit.   Short answer: FICO Scores. FICO scores, based on the formula ... Read More...

Credit and Employment

May 27 2010 Credit and Employment
We all know that credit reports and scores are important factors in getting approved for a loan and in determining the interest rate that will be charged on ... Read More...

Students and Credit Building

May 24 2010 Students and Credit Building
At a speaking engagement with the S. AZ Financial Planners Association last week, someone asked about credit for young adults.   The discussion included the overall lack of financial education ... Read More...

Cell Phone Directory Rumor

May 20 2010 Cell Phone Directory Rumor
The emails are flying about the 'soon-to-be-released list of cell phone numbers'.  This is not true. This rumor has been around for more than six years and seems to ... Read More...

GET IT IN WRITING & KEEP IT

May 14 2010 GET IT IN WRITING & KEEP IT
I've talked to several people this week who want to get better credit scores and find they have something negative on their credit report even though they had ... Read More...
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