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The Credit Professional Spring 2018 Volume 31 Contents 3 Get Ahead With These Wise Uses for Your Tax Refund By Ann Berry, Ph.D., MBA, RFG and Amy H. Elizer, Ed.D It is tempting to blow your tax refund but a better approach is to use the refund to improve your financial future. Learn some ways to do just that! 6 Death & Finances: Eight Things To Do After a Loved One Passes Away By Lynnette Khalfani-Cox Here is a checklist of the top eight money matters you must deal with— and mistakes to avoid—after someone you care about dies. 12 Planning for Diminished Capacity and Illness By the Consumer Financial Protection bureau No one expects to encounter diminished financial capacity in their lives but it can happen. Learn how to prepare for your own financial future. Hope for the best and Plan for the future. The Credit Professional magazine is published bi-annually by the Credit Education Resources Foundation, P. O. Box 220714, St. Louis, MO 63122. Phone: [phone]. Fax: [phone]. To submit articles for publication or to obtain additional copies of the current issue, write, call or e-mail ( [email protected]) our corporate office. CPI members can access the current issue and back issues of this magazine in the members section of our website: www.creditprofessionals.org. .