Manage Your Money Better

  • Northwestern Mutual

    Northwestern Mutual is a financial services company based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They focus on helping people achieve financial security through a variety of products and services. They offer life insurance, disability income and long-term care insurance to protect your income and family. Northwestern Mutual also provides investment and retirement planning services, including annuities and investment advisory services, to help you grow your wealth and plan for the future. As a mutual company, they are owned by their policyholders, and a focus on client service is a core part of their philosophy.

  • Progressive

    Progressive is an insurance company offering a variety of coverage options including auto, motorcycle, boat, RV, home, renters, condo, and umbrella insurance. They also provide business insurance solutions. Progressive highlights itself as the #1 insurance company for motorcycles and commercial auto, and offers bundled discounts for auto and home or renters insurance.

  • Wise

    Wise is an international account that allows users to send and receive money in different currencies. It offers features like multi-currency accounts, debit cards, and bill pay. Wise is know to be up to 3 times cheaper than banks for international money transfers.

  • NerdWallet

    NerdWallet is a website and app that acts as your personal finance coach. It offers free tools and information to help you make smart financial decisions. You can compare different financial products like credit cards, loans, and mortgages to find the best deal. They also provide educational articles, calculators, and budgeting tools to help you manage your money, build your credit score, and reach your financial goals.

  • Credit Karma

    Credit Karma is a free platform that helps you manage your credit and finances. It provides free access to your credit score and reports from two major credit bureaus, allowing you to monitor for changes and potential fraud. They also offer tools to understand your credit report, simulate how actions might impact your score, and even dispute any errors. They also have some basic budgeting and identity theft protection features, but may not be as comprehensive as dedicated services in those areas. Overall, Credit Karma is a useful tool to monitor your credit health and explore financial options.

  • Credit Sesame

    Credit Sesame is a free credit monitoring service that provides access to your TransUnion credit score and report, along with tools to understand and improve your credit health. It offers personalized recommendations for credit cards, loans, and other financial products. They also have features like credit score monitoring and analysis, but unlike Credit Karma, they offer a paid service with additional benefits like identity theft protection and credit score simulations.

  • Betterment

    Betterment is a robo-advisor service that uses automation to manage your investments. You answer questions about your financial goals and risk tolerance, and Betterment builds a diversified investment portfolio for you using low-cost ETFs (exchange-traded funds). They automatically rebalance your portfolio to maintain your risk profile and offer features like cash management and retirement planning. Betterment's management fee is generally lower than traditional financial advisors.

  • SoFi

    SoFi offers a variety of financial products, including student loan refinancing, mortgages, credit cards, and investment accounts. SoFi also offers checking and savings accounts. Members can earn rewards points for using SoFi products and services. SoFi also offers financial planning and career coaching to its members.

  • National Debt Relief

    National Debt Relief is a debt settlement company that helps people struggling with unsecured debt, like credit cards and medical bills, by negotiating with creditors to reduce the amount owed. They typically target consumers with over $7,500 in debt who have exhausted other options. While it can help you become debt-free faster and for less than you owe, there are drawbacks like damaged credit score, and potential tax implications.

  • Quicken

    Quicken is a personal finance management software program that helps you track your incomings and outgoings across various accounts. It can download transactions directly from your bank and investment accounts, categorize your spending, create budgets and track your progress towards them, and generate reports to give you a clear picture of your financial health. While there are mobile and web versions, Quicken is known for its desktop software with strong features for in-depth financial organization.