Where do you draw your “white line”?

At ING DIRECT headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, there’s a thin white line painted in front of the main entrance. The line has been the subject of curiosity, speculation and inspiration by our colleagues and visitors alike. So what gives with …

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Opinion: That Checking Account Will Cost You

Post by Arkadi Kuhlmann, CEO of Savings Imagine having a checking account that only shrinks when you spend money. Unfortunately for most banking customers, that’s becoming a pipe dream. Today, too many “free” checking accounts come with maintenance fees, monthly …

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Saving money; it’s a marathon not a sprint.

Post by Arkadi Kuhlmann, CEO of Savings During these tough economic times, many Americans have turned their attention away from indulgent luxuries and regained their focus on saving for the future. This philosophy to live simply, declutter and divest of …

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Homeownership: An opportunity, not a right.

Post by Arkadi Kuhlmann, CEO of Savings If you want to own a home, save for it. It’s a simple concept, one your parents most likely subscribed to. Sadly, it’s a message that has been lost in translation over the …

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Parents: have the money talk before the sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll talk.

Post by Arkadi Kuhlmann, CEO of Savings The latest national savings rate statistics indicate that we Americans are saving more of our incomes than we have in 14 years. Welcome news, right? More to the point, why did the country …

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Your future is calling. Are you picking up?

Post by Arkadi Kuhlmann, CEO of Savings Retirement has changed. Rocking chairs have been replaced by surfboards, college textbooks and motorcycles. Thoughts that retirement signals the end of a career are replaced with the opportunity to pursue numerous new careers. …

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