It’s Time to Go “All In”
July 26 is a day that encourages people to face the fears that hold them back and go “all in” to commit to a better life. Chapman University reported Americans’ and “Not having enough money for the future” ranked in fourth place. Fifty-seven percent of survey respondents said they were either “afraid” or “very afraid” […] Read More
One Home Is Better Than Two: Guest homes for affordability and family
The past decade has seen a surge in multigenerational living where more than one generation lives in the same home. Perhaps due to the costs of caretaking and the desire to reconnect with family, 1 in 5 Americans now lives in a multigenerational home, according to a Pew Research analysis. But with Tucson’s median new […] Read More
Tips for Managing Your Individual Retirement Account (IRA)
An IRA can be a very effective retirement planning tool. Here are tips to help you effectively manage it and make it work for you. Max it out Every year, try to add as much money to your IRA as the government allows. If your budget can’t support a full contribution, gradually increase your contributions […] Read More
5 Types of Retirement Plans to Help Your Savings Grow
In past articles, we’ve looked at how much you should save for retirement and how to budget those savings. For this post, we’ll show you the best ways to reach your retirement savings goals through five different retirement plans. Depending on where you stash your cash, there are a variety of tax incentives that benefit […] Read More
Save for Retirement: How Much Retirees Spend and What You Need to Put Away
This is the 1st of a 3-part series on how to save for retirement. To read the other 2 parts, visit here and here. For many people, starting to save for retirement falls low on the list of financial priorities. Because you have a mortgage, a family, or just want to enjoy life, retirement savings […] Read More
Saving for Retirement: Key Differences Between a Traditional or Roth IRA
Having a healthy nest egg is essential to keep you in control of your finances in an insecure future. An Individual Retirement Account, or IRA, has become an invaluable tool for saving for those lean retirement years because they provide tax incentives that you’ll never get from a savings account or from stuffing cash under […] Read More6 min read
Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Retirement Budget
In our last article, we discussed when you should start saving and how much of your paycheck should go towards retirement savings. This time, we are focusing on how to figure out how much you’ll need during your retirement years. Creating a retirement budget is an essential step to taking a realistic look at what […] Read MoreOnline Banking If you are logging in for the first time (or if it has been 6 months since your last log in), use temporary credentials in the box to the right. Once in, you’ll be prompted to set up new credentials.
- Temporary USERNAME: Vantage West Member #
- Temporary PASSWORD: Last 4 digits of primary account holder’s social security # (For business accounts, use the last 4 digits of the business’s EIN.)
- Once in, follow prompts to create a new Username & Password. For future logins, use your new credentials.