"In Your Interest" is a financial and estate planning advice column written by Valerie Rumbough, Chief Operations Officer of the Baptist Foundation of South Carolina. Valerie's column provides simple, practical advice on financial issues facing today's Christian and is published in every other issue of The Baptist Courier.
Valerie, a certified public accountant and certified financial planner, is a graduate of Furman University and the College for Financial Planning and spent more than 10 years in public accounting prior to joining the Foundation in 2000.
"In Your Interest" articles that have been previously published in The Baptist Courier can be accessed by clicking the article title below:
Reducing Debt (published February 4, 2010)
Preparing for Tax Filing (published January 21, 2010)
Your Retirement Plan (published January 7, 2010)
First Time Homebuyers (published December 10, 2009)
Nonbusiness Energy Property Credit (published November 26, 2009)
Planning for Widowhood (published November 12, 2009)
Financial Planning (published October 29, 2009)
Ten Tips for Taxpayers Making Charitable Donations (published October 15, 2009)
Retirement Fund Withdrawals (published October 1, 2009)
Economics for Seniors (published September 17, 2009)
Going Green (published September 3, 2009)
Should An Annuity be Part of Your Retirement Planning Strategy? (published August 20, 2009)
Is It Time to Review Your Insurance? (published August 6, 2009)
A Lesson From Jackson (published July 23, 2009)
Retirement Savings (published July 9, 2009)
Managing Money in Your 40's (published June 25, 2009)
Managing Money in Your 30's (published June 11, 2009)
Managing Money in Your 20's (published April 30, 2009)
Investment Strategies (published April 16, 2009)
Helping Adult Children (published April 2, 2009)
Bright Spots in a Gloomy Economy (published March 19, 2009)
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (published March 5, 2009)
Losses & Gains Reported (published February 19, 2009)
Making Your Will(published Februrary 5, 2009)
Your Credit History(published January 22, 2009)
Paying Off Your Credit Cards (published June 12, 2008)
Contributing Retirement Account Funds (published December 27, 2007)
Managing Inheritance (published November 1, 2007)
Telling Children About Finances (published September 6, 2007)
Your Credit Score (published June 14, 2007)
Subprime Mortgages (published April 5, 2007)
IRS Tax Scams (published March 8, 2007)
Pension Protection Act of 2006 (published November 16, 2006)
Reputable Moving Companies (published August 24, 2006)
Reverse Mortgages (published July 27, 2006)
How Much Life Insurance Is Enough? (published July 13, 2006)
Agreeing on Money Matters (published June 1, 2006)
Reviewing Hospital Charges (published May 18, 2006)
How Much Do I Need For Retirement? (published April 6, 2006)
College or Retirement Savings? (published March 9, 2006)
Interest-Only Mortgages (published November 17, 2005)
Tax Credits for College (published November 3, 2005)
Teens and Credit Cards (published June 16, 2005)
Teaching Children About Money (published May 5, 2005)
Teaching Teens About Money (published March 24, 2005)
Dividing Assets in My Will (published February 24, 2005)
Do I Have Enough Insurance? (published February 10, 2005)
Contributing Stock and Other Non-Cash Assets (published December 30, 2004)
Tax Saving Tips for 2004 (published December 16, 2004)
Longterm Care Insurance - Part 2 (published December 2, 2004)
Long Term Care Insurance (published November 4, 2004)
Avoiding Elder Financial Abuse (published July 15, 2004)
Living Beyond the Parsonage (published June 17, 2004)
Reducing Credit Card Debt (published May 6, 2004)
Charitable Contribution Deductions (published February 12, 2004)
Credit Card "Deals" (published December 18, 2003)
Retirement Choices - Should I Annuitize? (published November 6, 2003)
Leaving Retirement Assets to Your Church (published October 9, 2003)
Inheritance Tax (published September 11, 2003)
Should I Refinance? (published August 14, 2003)
Is It Too Late to Save for Retirement? (published June 19, 2003)
Saving For a Rainy Day (published May 22, 2003)
