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In partnership with the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE), Finance 411 is poised to help you find the tools and resources to help educate your audiences about personal finance. From home affordability to student loan repayment and everything in between, these resources will help you find new story ideas to localize within your community, tips and tricks for breaking down data and research for your audiences and examples of exceptional personal finance stories that have created meaningful impact for audiences.

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Retail trends are all pointing to an early holiday shopping this year – one that’s already well underway. This year, there are 6...

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Consumer reporters looking for story ideas - and ways to help their audiences protect their finances - can take a look at any of these four...

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The Medicare open enrollment period is open from October 15 to December 7. This is the period when those eligible for Medicare can select their...

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Even the most curious consumer reporters get stumped sometimes. When you're running short on ideas, we've got you covered. Hit the lottery story...

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Research by the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center (GFLEC) shows that, globally, financial literacy is still startlingly low – only...

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In December 1969, a profession was born when 13 insurance and investment professionals met to try to find a better way to help people manage their...

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This week, the story of an Iowa man, whose joking sign requesting beer money at a football game was captured on TV, went viral. Why? Because...

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Do you always feel like you’re running out of story ideas? Are you constantly stressed about having enough stories to pitch? Feel like...

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One of RTDNA’s core pillars is recognizing excellence in journalism. Each year at the annual conference, the Board of Directors takes a...

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Charging stations are popping up across the country to power the growing number of electric cars on the road. Consumer reporters, have you tackled...

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From spending to debt, taxes to retirement, money matters affect everyone our reporting reaches. Helping a news audience become more financially...

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Thanks to sites like Facebook, Craigslist, Groupon, eBay, and innumerable others, it’s easier than ever to buy anything you could want...

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