Increase Your Income: Investing
Increase Your Income: Investing
Start your investment journey with confidence. Explore investing basics, free financial counseling, and tools to plan wisely. Protect your financial future with expert resources and guidance tailored to Veterans’ needs. Check out the links below to get started today.
Investing Basics
Learn the ropes of investing and how to make smart decisions with your hard-earned money.
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Ready to start investing but not sure where to begin? Get the basics on different types of investments and how to protect yourself at the DOD FINRED website.
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You’ll also find information on different investment approaches on the DOD FINRED site.
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Should you save or invest? Explore both options in this DOD FINRED video. Find more advice on saving and investing with these VA tips.
Financial Counseling and Investment Tools
Connect with these investment resources, including up to 3 free financial or credit counseling sessions and free tools to plan your financial future.
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The VA Veterans Benefits Banking Program (VBBP) provides Veterans with up to 3 free sessions with an Accredited Financial Counselor to create customized budgets, develop strategies to reduce debt, improve credit, and set realistic savings goals. Visit the VBBP website or call 855-598-1853.
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Find free financial tools, including calculators, estimators, and analyzers, to help you save money, plan for retirement, and show how your invested money can grow at Investor.gov.
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The SEC provides a variety of services and tools to help people invest wisely and avoid fraud. Take time to learn what questions to ask and what preparations to make in order to be in full control of your investment decisions.
ABLE Act
The ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) Act delivers a tax-advantaged savings program to people with disabilities and their designated beneficiaries. Distributions from ABLE accounts are tax-free if used for qualified disability expenses.
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The ABLE Act created tax-free savings accounts for individuals with disabilities to pay for qualified disability-related expenses (including education, housing, and transportation).
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The ABLE Resource Center provides information for Veterans about using ABLE Accounts, a one-page flyer summarizing which Veterans are eligible and how they can benefit from these tax-free accounts, and a state-by-state map to sign up for your ABLE account.
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The ABLE Age Adjustment Act amends the ABLE Act effective January 1, 2026 to expand age of eligibility to individuals who have a disability that began before the age of 46 (increased from age of 26).
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To understand how an ABLE Account is used in conjunction with Social Security Administration disability benefits, play this video.
These most-recommended financial resources for Veterans are a great place to start if you are not sure which of the five steps is most important to you today.
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