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Major Asset Classes: A Brief Glossary

Jarrett Tsai, Jorge Ruiz-Menjivar, and Martie Gillen

Strategies to Fund Your Child's College Education: Using Savings and Tax-Advantaged Vehicles

Jessica McCumber, Jorge Ruiz-Menjivar, Martie Gillen, Sarah M. Ellis, andSarah M. Ellis

Building a Spending Plan

Halie Corbitt, Lisa Hamilton, Jenny Rodriguez, Brenda Williams, andMartie Gillen

Everybody needs to learn how to manage money. A spending plan can be a helpful money management tool. By following the six-step exercise in this publication, you can build a spending plan based on your finances. Written by Halie Corbitt, Lisa Hamilton, Jenny Rodriguez, and Martie Gillen, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, revised August 2026.

Saving and Investing “Need to Knows” for Military Families

Barbara O'Neill, Martie Gillen, andKristen Jowers

This publication is intended for family service providers, Extension agents and specialists, educators, and other professionals in the Military Family Readiness System. It discusses general and military-specific information about saving and investing money. Written by Barbara O’Neill, Martie Gillen, and Kristen Jowers, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, January 2024.

Nothing Will Ever Be the Same: Acknowledging and Recovering from the Trauma of Identity Theft Victimization

Axton Betz-Hamilton, Randall A. Cantrell, and Heidi Liss Radunovich

This publication is a fact sheet intended for individuals who are interested in learning basic information about identity theft, victimization, and ways to navigate the process. The publication aims to inform readers and to help victims of identity theft minimize financial and personal setbacks. Written by Axton Betz-Hamilton, Randall A. Cantrell, and Heidi Liss Radunovich, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, June 2024.