When Allianz Life asked people what they needed to create a more secure retirement, “having a guaranteed stream of income in retirement” came out on top.

Yet, less than 18 percent actually have a financial product, like an annuity or a pension, that can provide guaranteed income.

Why? In the case of annuities at least, people simply don’t like them … or so they think. Did you know that many people express distaste for the word “annuity”, but describe an annuity-like product as their ideal financial vehicle?

To combat misperceptions and better help consumers understand what annuities are, how they work and whom they benefit, Allianz launched The ABCs of Annuities, a new animated three-video series that demystifies today’s annuities. These videos can be found on YouTube.

The concept for iuba originated out of his personal experience and the frustration he felt in relying on self-interested industry advice in making important financial decisions. His expectation is that iuba will be recognized as a site for objective data that can serve as an aid for people to make important financial decisions.

Asking friends and family about financial matters can be considered off limits by many. iuba is like having that same conversation – but only better, with an entire community of peers.

As the community of users grow, Rob and Daniel Stone expect to introduce additional financial topics and more local comparisons.

I am a very frugal 25 year old male who has learned many tricks to save large quantities of money that I want to share with you. I work the system (legally) to the max, and I can teach you all the secrets that took me years to obtain.

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I personally used to spend a lot of time with many deal sites open in tabs in my browser, and various tabs for Yelp reviews for each business, plus tabs with Google Maps so I could see if the business was close to me. Deelio solves that problem by bringing the information together in a single place.

We also allow users to organize the deals they’ve bought by “starring” deals (basically saving them) so that they’ve got a single place where they can keep track of all the deals they’ve bought from various sites. So if you’re wondering whether you bought that 60% off massage deal from Gilt City or Groupon, you can just go to your Deelio account to find out.

Finally, we have a very easy way to save views, which allows users to create personalized filters and save them. For example, I can zoom in
to Greenwich Village in New York in the map view, then select food and drink deals and filter by 4-star Yelp reviews. I can then save this view and quickly access it, allowing me to only see the best restaurant deals available in Greenwich Village.

Planning for your future after graduation is one challenge many young people are faced with. Many graduates are having difficulties making critical life decisions as it is hard to get a sense of how their decisions will affect their future. Decisions such as pursuing higher education, becoming career focused, starting a family or enlisting in the service are just a few examples of decisions that will play a part in how one’s life unfolds.

The Army National Guard has a new application they created and is designed to give users an online visualization experience that will help the user plan their future. The program titled My Life helps users customize their “life” through different environment, occupation, and interest decisions showing users how their decisions will affect them financially and professionally.

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It was created to demystify the seemingly complicated process and keep track of all the offers and specials issued by credit card issuers.

The goal is simple: to save consumers money on high-APR credit card debt while educating them about the real cost of carrying a credit card balance.

And you know, that is exactly what characterizes this new web service. VendorFriender lets people save at all of their favorite online retailers. The site gathers together all the latest sales, coupon codes and promo codes, and then presents them to users in a clear context. It all becomes centralized in the same email. No longer will anybody have to go through different lists just to know which of his favorite stores are offering items at a discounted price.