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Our Resource Center provides education on personal and business financial topics, information on online security and fraud prevention, and articles from leaders at Sunflower Bank.
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Personal – Saving, Planning & Budgeting
When Should You Dip into Your Emergency Fund?
An emergency fund is for unexpected, essential, and urgent expenses, like job loss or car repairs, not for planned or non-critical purchases.
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What Is A FICO Score and Why Is It Important?
Your FICO score is crucial, influencing financial opportunities. Understand its key factors, payment history, debt, and credit mix, and monitor it regularly.
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Creditworthiness
The length of your credit history, paying bills on time, and your credit utilization ratio can all impact your creditworthiness and financial well-being.
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Sunflower Bank – Market Commentary
Weekly Market Update: December 16, 2024
The S&P 500 ended the week lower for the first time in four weeks as the index’s post-election rally took a breather. Notably, market breadth, the broadness of an index’s performance, has deteriorated recently despite strong index-level performance.
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Top 5 Financial Resolutions to Kickstart Your 2025
Start 2025 strong with these financial resolutions: build savings, review insurance, update your estate plan, optimize retirement savings, and rebalance investments.
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Sunflower Bank – Market Commentary
Weekly Market Update: December 9, 2024
Risk assets continued to grind higher in a busy week of economic data. The S&P 500 gained 1% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 rose more than 3% last week.
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Sunflower Bank – Market Commentary
Weekly Market Update: December 2, 2024
The S&P 500 and Russell 2000 capped off their best month of the year in a holiday-shortened week. The S&P 500 gained 5.7% in November, the fourth highest return in November of an election year in the index’s near 100-year history. If the calendar year were to have ended last Friday, the S&P 500’s current year-to-date return would rank in the 91st percentile of all years dating back to 1927.
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Sunflower Bank – Market Commentary
Weekly Market Update: November 25, 2024
Third quarter earnings season has effectively concluded with 95% of S&P 500 companies reporting results. With earnings season in the rearview mirror, the first two days of the holiday-shortened week is light on market moving data releases. Trading volume will also likely be low throughout the week.
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Health Savings Accounts: A Sensible Solution for High Healthcare Costs
HSAs offer tax advantages, lower premiums, and flexibility, making them a smart solution for managing rising healthcare costs.
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