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  Your Five-Step Blended Retirement System Checklist to Success

  Written by Alecia Blair | September 19, 2017

  By Alecia D. Blair, Military Saves Communications Strategist & Outreach Manager, AFC® Candidate, FINRA Foundation Fellow, and Lani Poblete, Military Saves Project Manager

  The new Blended Retirement System (BRS) is coming in January 2018! If you're feeling a little overwhelmed or unsure about the BRS, that's okay. It's natural. Deciding whether the BRS is right for you is a big financial one-size-does-not-fit-all decision that has big implications on your military retirement.

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  Join the 30 Days of Savings Challenge this September

  Written by Lani Poblete | August 28, 2017

  By Lani Poblete, Military Saves Project Manager

  This September, join the Military Families Learning Network's (MFLN) Personal Finance team in making small deposits that add up to $100 in just 30 days!

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  The Building Blocks of Excellent Credit

  Written by Guest Blogger | August 8, 2017

  By Martin A. Smith, CRPC®, AIFA®, President of Wealthcare Financial Group, Inc.

  Do you want to build excellent credit? If you are shopping for a mortgage or car loan or a credit card, simply paying your debts on time is not the only requirement to building excellent credit. Here are some other considerations:

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  The Military's Best Kept Secret

  Written by Guest Blogger | August 2, 2017

  Written by Rachael DeLeon, Communications Director at the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education (AFCPE)

  Regardless of your military branch, your rank, or even your age, personal financial issues will touch your life at some point in your military career. Which is why there is no better time than now to get to know your installation’s financial readiness professionals – often known as Personal Financial Counselors (PFCs) and Personal Financial Managers (PFMs).

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