Sharebuilder acquired by ING Direct

ShareBuilder has some important news. As of November 15, ShareBuilder has been acquired by ING DIRECT, the nation's largest direct bank with over 5.5 million customers and $75 billion in U.S. assets (part of Netherlands-based ING, NYSE: ING). ING DIRECT shares our vision of helping Americans increase their savings.
While there have been no changes to the Sharebuilder account holders regular web site logins, and accounts remain the same. The company suggests the biggest changes lie in the future expansion of account services for users. Will this be beneficial for users of Sharebuilder? Only Time and Truth will tell.

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Loan Consolidation - College Education

If you are like me, and had to apply for student aid and student loans to pay for your college tuition, you likely soon realize the enormous cost of a college education. I hope that unlike me, you do decide to work in your chosen field and that college degree will begin to pay off for you. If not and you find yourself unable to keep up with the many different loans you have taken over the past four years, it is highly suggested that you seek assistance from a loan consolidation company or other type of repayment solution that somehow consolidates all of your outstanding educational loans into one easy to manage monthly payment.

In the event, you find you are unable to keep up with these loans, it is also highly advisable that you contact the loan consolidation company and request some type of payment deference or other solution that places your payments on hold for a six month or more term. This will allow you to adequately arrange your finances in the future so that when you are again required to begin repayment of your student loans, you will be able to keep up to date and manage them without hardship.

In the meantime, here’s to you and congratulations on completing your college degree. I do hope you find a way to put your education to good use or at least enough to pay your debts incurred because of attending college.

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