Skip Google: Ask These Professionals Your Financial Questions Instead

It's really tempting to input major financial questions into a search engine to try to divine the wisdom and advice from the Internet.

But, to borrow the phrase from Forest Gump, the internet is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get (or how accurate it will be.)

But SIS Bank, which is headquartered in downtown Sanford with branches throughout New Hampshire and Southern Maine, has a variety of educational resources and account bundles so you can stick with a bank that follows you through every stage of life. Check them out:

Well, if you're just getting started on your financial independence, you might be working on balancing student loan payments with other bills or you might be planning to buy a car in a few years.

SIS Bank offers the RockIt bundle, which offers rewards for things like debit card purchases and direct deposit. There's no minimum balance requirement and no monthly service charge, plus you get to vote for the charity to which SIS Bank will donate.

You also get free budgeting tools, financial webinars and more. Learn more here.

The Silver Lining bundle also has no minimum balance and no fees but the perks are a little different: You get $200 off new mortgage loan closing costs, free checks for the life of the account and free ATM use (SIS Bank pays the service fee for other ATMs.)

Plus, you also get access to podcasts and other educational tools on things like identity theft safeguards and the types of home loans. Learn more here.

The Golden Rewards bundle is geared toward clients ages 50 and older who have a minimum balance of $5,000 in an active SIS personal checking or savings account and a minimum of $25,000 in total SIS deposits.

The bundle comes with free membership to AARP (typically $16 per year) and LifeStages identity theft protection (typically $12 per year), plus access to quarterly trips planned by the bank and all the bank's free financial education tools.

A separate Golden Rewards Money Market product will be available for these customers with a premium interest rate exceeding our current money market rates. Learn more here.

SIS Bank has a Veterans bundle that offers 100 percent financing on a VA Mortgage Loan, plus a rate discount for automatic payments and the same benefits as the Silver Lining bundle.

The savings accounts can earn interest with no minimum balance requirement. Learn more here.

Ready to get started with SIS? Here's a direct link to open an account online.