Derby Public Library offers access to independent financial ratings

DERBY - The Derby Public Library presents its newest online database offering - Weiss Financial Ratings. 

You can access it from anywhere free with your Derby Public Library card.

Weiss Financial Ratings offers independent, unbiased financial strength ratings of banks, credit unions, and insurance companies and conservative buy-hold-sell investment ratings of thousands of stocks, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. 

You can even set up a personal account to create a watchlist and get upgrade/downgrade notifications. 

For those of you on Medicare, there is also a great tool to help you evaluate the available Medicare Supplement Insurance plans and make sure you are getting the best price.

Simply go to our Facebook page or Twitter site on or after today, Sept. 20 to see Paige Grillo from Weiss Financial Ratings provide a deep dive into the functionality of the Database and teach us how to create an account, set up a watchlist for your bank, insurance company, stocks and mutual funds, how to create research tools (screeners) and run a Medigap report.

CONTACT: Reference Desk 203-736-1482 dplreference@biblio.org

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Derby Public Library offers access to financial ratings database

Protect Your Piggy Bank with Weiss Financial Ratings - Viewable as of 9 a.m. Sept 20

Paige Grillo provides a deep dive into the functionality of the database and how to create an account, set up a watchlist for your bank, insurance company, stocks and mutual funds, how to create research tools (screeners) and run a Medigap report.

Weiss Financial Ratings is the Library's newest online database.

It and other databases accessible on our website at www dot derbypubliclibrary dot org from anywhere free with your Derby Public Library card.

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Derby Public Library to host online session on taxation basics

DERBY - Derby Public Library will host "Learn Taxation Basics with Rebecca Miller" at 6 p.m. July 15. 
This session will introduce you to tax reporting, choosing the right filing status, and how to calculate the taxes you owe. Register here https://bit.ly/2BPozMK 
Registration ends at 4:30 p.m. day of the program. 
The session is presented by Rebecca Miller and the Financial Awareness Foundation - a nonprofit dedicated to the advancement of financial literacy.
The session will introduce you to tax reporting, choosing the right filing status and how to calculate the taxes you owe.
You will learn how different investments are taxed and you will get a high-level overview on different methods to reduce taxation.

You must register to attend this program via Zoom.
Download Zoom in your app store or visit Zoom.us to create a free account.

YOU MUST PROVIDE YOUR LIBRARY BARCODE NUMBER TO BE APPROVED. If you do not have a library card, email dplreference@biblio.org.

Registration ends at 4:30 p.m.

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'Turnback Tuesday' (on Wednesday) highlights The Home Trust Co. in Derby

Turnback Tuesday remembers The Home Trust Co., incorporated in 1873. 
The office was originally located at 239 Main St., then in 1901 moved to 293 Main St., Derby. The Home Trust Co. handled Investments, Insurance, real estate, rents, fidelity bonds and deposits. 
After many years of success, the Home Trust Co. joined the Second National Bank of New Haven / Derby Branch in 1966. 
Interesting tidbit: our own H. Holton Wood who was instrumental in building our Library was the Home Trust President from 1894 to 1897.

Thanks as always to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.